Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 78
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for dramas, +10 min on the typical 109
typical 109119Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2014
November 1, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
and 22 more25 people
- Kaoru KobayashiMaster
- Saki TakaokaTamako Kawashima
- Mikako TabeMichiru Kuriyama
- Michitaka TsutsuiKenzo Oishi
- Tokio EmotoHajime Nishida
- Kimiko YoChieko Hanawa
- Akiko KikuchiAkemi Sugita
- Yuko TanakaMachiko Tsukaguchi
Joe OdagiriKogure
Mansaku FuwaTadashi
Toshiki AyataKosuzu
Yutaka MatsushigeRyu Kenzaki
Ken MitsuishiNoguchi
Tamae AndoMarilyn
Risa SudouMiki
Asako KobayashiRumi
Nahoko YoshimotoKana
Yuichiro NakayamaHachiro
Takashi YamanakaGen
Shohei UnoKomichi
Kiyobumi KanekoKanemoto
Kaoru HirataSaya Adachi
Yukiko ShinoharaIzumi Natsuki
Kiyohiko ShibukawaTadao Hasegawa
Directing · 2
- Jōji Matsuoka Director, Screenplay
- Fumio Nomoto Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Katsuhiko Manabe Screenplay
- Kensaku Kojima Screenplay
- Abe Yarou Comic Book
Production · 2
- Ryohei Tsutsui Producer
- Masato Kosaka Production Manager
Editing · 1
- Shinichi Fushima Editor
Sound · 3
- Fukuhara Kimie Original Music Composer
- Naoko Asari Sound Designer
- IKEDA Masaki Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Mitsuo Harada Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Kyoko Toyokawa Makeup & Hair
- Masae Miyamoto Costumer
Lighting · 1
- Akio Kimura Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Ryo Otsuka Cinematography
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