

Midnight Diner
2014-11-01 · 119 min · ★ 7.7
A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jōji Matsuoka
- Production companies
- Toei Company, Geek Sight, AMUSE, Shogakukan, Kinoshita Group, GEEK PICTURES, MBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,507,352
Top Cast
Kaoru KobayashiMaster
Saki TakaokaTamako Kawashima
Mikako TabeMichiru Kuriyama
Michitaka TsutsuiKenzo Oishi
Tokio EmotoHajime Nishida
Kimiko YoChieko Hanawa
Akiko KikuchiAkemi Sugita
Yuko TanakaMachiko Tsukaguchi
Joe OdagiriKogure
Mansaku FuwaTadashi
Toshiki AyataKosuzu
Yutaka MatsushigeRyu Kenzaki
Ken MitsuishiNoguchi
Tamae AndoMarilyn
Risa SudouMiki
Asako KobayashiRumi
Nahoko YoshimotoKana
Yuichiro NakayamaHachiro
Takashi YamanakaGen
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