Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016 2 seasons · 20 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

深夜食堂: Tokyo Stories

Synopsis

深夜食堂: Tokyo Stories

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.

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The 2015–2017 Japan Window

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories holds position #136 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.

The 3448th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

39
Reviews
58th
Review-volume percentile
58th
Popularity percentile

39 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 58th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 21, 2016
Last Air Date
October 31, 2019
Broadcast Span
3 years
Total Episodes
20 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
39
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #963 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #408 of 1,933 (top 21%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMBS
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 20
Release DateOctober 21, 2016
Official Sitewww.netflix.com

Questions Answered

Who created Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories?

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories was created by Jōji Matsuoka, Nobuhiro Yamashita.

When did Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories end?

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories finished its run with its final episode airing on October 31, 2019.

Where did Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories air?

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories aired on Netflix, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.