Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Midnight Diner (Season 2)
Red wieners, again (Episode 1) 6.2
Air date: 2011-10-13
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Ryu the local gangster boss, Noguchi is a detective both coming from the same high school. A colleague from their past forces the two to set aside differences at least for the time being.
Highball and fried chicken (Episode 2) 8.0
Air date: 2011-10-20
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: An overworked young woman name keeps falling asleep at the diner. Master makes her a special drink. Her brother and another regular customer helped her to get rid of her abusive and parasitic boyfriend.
Steamed clams (Episode 3) 8.0
Air date: 2011-10-27
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A middle aged martial arts teacher and his elderly mother seem to constantly bicker and fight, but a traffic accident reveals the depth of her maternal relationship.
Jellied Fish Stock (Episode 4) 9.0
Air date: 2011-11-03
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A struggling food truck owner gets unexpected help from a young lady. They grow close, but her real profession could interfere with their plans.
Canned Goods (Episode 5) 8.5
Air date: 2011-11-10
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A group of young film makers producing a movie about a suicide at the same site bumps into a mysterious young woman, and can't shake the feeling she may be some ghostly reincarnation of the victim.
Cream Stew (Episode 6) 8.0
Air date: 2011-11-17
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: An author with some writers block issue decides to solicit an escort for stress relief, but the chance meeting with her might be more than he bargained for.
Pickled Cabbage (Episode 7) 7.0
Air date: 2011-11-24
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A young screenwriter has to live through a scandal after her affair with her producer is revealed.
Cold Noodles (Episode 8) 8.0
Air date: 2011-12-01
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A bowl of cold noodles reminds a soon to retire detective of a fugitive that had eluded him his entire career. Could he possibly capture this elusive thief before they both retire?
Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew) (Episode 9) 8.0
Air date: 2011-12-08
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A hardworking young lady delivers a singing birthday telegram at the diner and winds up falling in love with one of the regular patrons. Could this really lead to a true romance?
Gyoza (Dumplings) (Episode 10) 9.0
Air date: 2011-12-15
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Katagiri, a lonely philosopher has shared history with the master in their past lives. A chance encounter with a gyoza delivery lady renews his desire for a brighter future.
