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Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016)
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Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016)
Original name: 深夜食堂: Tokyo Stories
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sitcom, anthology
Plot: food, restaurant, chef, diner, relationships, multiple storylines, male female relationship, social problems, social issues, restaurant owner, couple relations, unrequited love, buddy, cooking, life, netflix
Place: japan, tokyo

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Duration: 108 min.
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