The Best Episodes of Midnight Diner Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(164 votes)

   #1 - Fried eggs and red wieners

   S1:E110/9/2009

   The stern-faced master of this diner only wields his knife from midnight to 7 am. The yakuza Ryu has been a regular since he tasted the “red wieners”.

   Director:Jōji Matsuoka

   Writer:Unknown

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2. 

   8.1/10(161 votes)

   #2 - Cat Food

   S1:E210/16/2009

   Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.

   Director:Jōji Matsuoka

   Writer:Unknown

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3. 

   7.5/10(130 votes)

   #3 - Ochazuke

   S1:E310/23/2009

   Miki, Rumi and Kana meet at the diner to eat “ochazuke” (hot tea over rice) and gab about men. Master secretly calls them the “ochazuke sisters.”

   Director:Takuro Oikawa

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Takuro Oikawa

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   7.5/10(127 votes)

   #4 - Potato Salad

   S1:E410/30/2009

   Master starts each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn star has become a fan of his potato salad.

   Director:Takuro Oikawa

   Writer:Unknown

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5. 

   8.4/10(144 votes)

   #5 - Butter Rice

   S1:E511/6/2009

   Komichi brings food critic Toyama to the diner, who kills the mood. Goro comes for his usual butter rice which turns Toyama into a weekly patron.

   Director:Takuma Tosaka

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Takuma Tosaka

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6. 

   7.4/10(107 votes)

   #6 - Katsudon

   S1:E611/13/2009

   Boxer Kacchan always eats katsudon (pork cutlet over rice) after a win. He falls in love with another regular Akemi. A big match suddenly comes up.

   Director:Jōji Matsuoka

   Writer:Unknown

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7. 

   8.1/10(117 votes)

   #7 - Egg Sandwich

   S1:E711/20/2009

   Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?

   Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita

   Writer:Unknown

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8. 

   8.0/10(103 votes)

   #8 - Sauced Yakisoba

   S1:E811/27/2009

   Ex-idol Rinko visits the diner. Her former fan club members get excited when they hear she ate a plate of pan-fried noodles topped with a fried egg.

   Director:Takuro Oikawa

   Writer:Unknown

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9. 

   8.0/10(100 votes)

   #9 - Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)

   S1:E912/4/2009

   Yachiyo, an older lady, visits the diner two days in a row. She becomes friends with Marilyn the stripper and they go out clubbing together.

   Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita

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    8.2/10(99 votes)

    #10 - Ramen

    S1:E1012/11/2009

    Gen, who usually comes with his “big bro” Ryu, is alone tonight when he orders ramen. He then stabs the leader of an opposing gang and disappears.

    Director:Jōji Matsuoka

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Jōji Matsuoka

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