Synopsis

Released in January 2015 in a limited 80-theater release, Midnight Diner still drew an audience of more than 2 million, and took in ¥250 million in box office receipts. Based on the wildly popular comic by Yaro Abe, the television drama version has also been popular in China, South Korea, and Taiwan, and the film had moviegoers lining up all across Asia. Midnight Diner 2 brings these stories and their characters back to the screen.
The diner, ‘Meshiya’, stands in an alley close to the bright (and sometimes red) lights of Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku district. Since it opens late at night, it is known as the ‘Midnight Diner’. The menu is based upon ‘alcohol and the pork-soup special’, but ‘Master’, the owner, is a great cook who will make anything he can, all the while lending an ear to the griefs and joys of his customers’ complicated lives.
Kaoru Kobayashi returns as Master in the role he originated for the TV drama, a character of solid reliability who nonetheless maintains a respectful distance from his customers, among whom are to be found Jo Odagiri and many of the regulars from the series. Mikako Tabe and Kimiko Yo return from appearances in the first Midnight Diner film, and a number of new guests join the cast this time out. Directing since the inception of the series is Joji Matsuoka, winner of the Best Director Award of the Japanese Academy in 2008 for Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad.
Expansion of the menu to include fried udon noodles and the fried-meat special takes Midnight Diner 2 further into the lives of its characters. It’s late. If you feel like a drink, something to eat, and a bit of company, drop in and take a place at the counter of Midnight Diner 2.

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