Midnight Diner
2014 1h 59m movie Film Japan

Midnight Diner

深夜食堂

Synopsis

深夜食堂

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.

The 2013–2015 Japan Window

546 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Midnight Diner sits at position #139.

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    ★ 8.6 · 2014

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    ★ 8.6 · 2014

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    ★ 8.6 · 2015

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    ★ 8.5 · 2014

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Midnight Diner premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
48
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,097 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #471 of 1,933 (top 24%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Toei Company
Runtime 1h 59m
Release Date November 1, 2014
IMDb tt3958276

Themes & Motifs

  • cooking
  • restaurant
  • diner
  • unrequited love
  • food
  • tokyo
  • japan
  • based on manga
  • chef
  • life lessons
  • small business
  • japanese cuisine

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