TV series
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.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Widowed singer Misao Kashima makes a rare visit to eat minced meat cutlets. Misao has been unable to perform on stage ever since she lost her husband.
Directed by Jōji MatsuokaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Asako Kobayashi, Risa Sudou, Yuichiro Nakayama
Episode 2
Comic editor Uno brings up-and-coming award-winning artist Hashimoto to eat Master’s pork-wrapped tomatoes. He lives with a woman and writes comics.
Directed by Kazuyoshi KumakiriGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Hoshi Ishida, Yutaka Matsushige, Kiyobumi Kaneko
Episode 3
Private detectives Kei and Mamoru are drawn to the aroma of Master’s simmered taro and squid. They spend the night together after leaving the diner.
Directed by Kazuyoshi KumakiriGuest stars Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Kiyobumi Kaneko
Episode 4
Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.
Directed by Jōji MatsuokaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Takashi Yamanaka, Asako Kobayashi, Ken Mitsuishi, Risa Sudou
Episode 5
Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.
Directed by Fumio NomotoGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Asako Kobayashi, Kiyobumi Kaneko, Nahoko Yoshimoto
Episode 6
The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.
Directed by Jōji MatsuokaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Tamae Ando, Yuichiro Nakayama
Episode 7
On Saturday mornings, Yoshio and wife Mizue come to eat clam soup. People refer to them as a close couple. Yoshio is actually Mizue’s third husband.
Directed by Jōji MatsuokaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Asako Kobayashi, Yuichiro Nakayama, Kaoru Hirata
Episode 8
”Do you have sautéed burdock?” asks stately Chizuru Ichikawa as she enters the diner. She is Gen’s former high school teacher, club adviser, and crush.
Directed by Nobuhiro YamashitaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Takashi Yamanaka, Kaoru Hirata
Episode 9
Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.
Directed by Jōji MatsuokaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Yutaka Matsushige, Ken Mitsuishi, Joe Odagiri, Yukiko Shinohara
Episode 10
It’s New Year’s Eve. The regulars all come by to ring in the new year with Master’s soba noodles. The diner is always a special place for them.
Directed by Jōji MatsuokaGuest stars Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Shohei Uno, Yutaka Matsushige, Asako Kobayashi, Ken Mitsuishi, Kiyobumi Kaneko, Joe Odagiri
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Kaoru KobayashiMaster
Toshiki AyataKosuzu
Mansaku FuwaChu-san
Shohei UnoKomichi
Hoshi IshidaHashimoto Wataru
Yutaka MatsushigeRyu Kenzaki
Takashi YamanakaGen Hayashi
Tomoko TabataMiyuki Chidori
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