Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Created by Jōji Matsuoka, Nobuhiro Yamashita
On Netflix
A gentle, episodic portrait of a midnight diner where strangers find warmth and meaning through food and quiet human connection.
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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