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The Worst Episodes of Midnight Diner

Every episode of Midnight Diner ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Midnight Diner!

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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

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#1 Worst Episode
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6.2/10(5 votes)
#1 - Red wieners, again
S2:E110/13/2011
Ryu the local gangster boss, Noguchi is a detective both coming from the same high school. A colleague from their past forces the two to set aside differences at least for the time being.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - Pickled Cabbage
S2:E711/24/2011
A young screenwriter has to live through a scandal after her affair with her producer is revealed.
Director:Shotaro Kobayashi
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Shotaro Kobayashi
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(2 votes)
#3 - Simmered Taro and Squid
S3:E311/3/2014
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.
Director:Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(1 votes)
#4 - Red Pickled Ginger Tempura
S3:E411/10/2014
Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(2 votes)
#5 - Braised Burdock Root
S3:E812/8/2014
”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.
Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(2 votes)
#6 - Liver & Chive Stir Fry
S3:E912/8/2014
Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown

The 20 BEST Episodes of Midnight Diner

7.7/10(3 votes)
#7 - 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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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(4 votes)
#8 - 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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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#9 - 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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Director:Takuro Oikawa
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#10 - 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
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#11 - 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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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#12 - 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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Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
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8.0/10(2 votes)
#13 - 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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Director:Takuro Oikawa
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#14 - Highball and fried chicken
S2:E210/20/2011
An overworked young woman name keeps falling asleep at the diner. Master makes her a special drink. Her brother and another regular customer helped her to get rid of her abusive and parasitic boyfriend.
Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#15 - Steamed clams
S2:E310/27/2011
A middle aged martial arts teacher and his elderly mother seem to constantly bicker and fight, but a traffic accident reveals the depth of her maternal relationship.
Director:Shotaro Kobayashi
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Shotaro Kobayashi
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - Cream Stew
S2:E611/17/2011
An author with some writers block issue decides to solicit an escort for stress relief, but the chance meeting with her might be more than he bargained for.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#17 - Cold Noodles
S2:E812/1/2011
A bowl of cold noodles reminds a soon to retire detective of a fugitive that had eluded him his entire career. Could he possibly capture this elusive thief before they both retire?
Director:Shotaro Kobayashi
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Shotaro Kobayashi
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#18 - Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew)
S2:E912/8/2011
A hardworking young lady delivers a singing birthday telegram at the diner and winds up falling in love with one of the regular patrons. Could this really lead to a true romance?
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#19 - Menchi-Katsu
S3:E110/20/2014
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.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#20 - Tomatoes Wrapped in Pork Belly
S3:E210/27/2014
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.
Director:Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#21 - Vermicelli Salad
S3:E511/17/2014
Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.
Director:Fumio Nomoto
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Fumio Nomoto
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - Cabbage Rolls
S3:E611/24/2014
The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(1 votes)
#23 - Freshwater Clam Soup
S3:E712/1/2014
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.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#24 - New Year's Eve Soba Noodles
S3:E1012/22/2014
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.
Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jōji Matsuoka
Writer:Unknown
8.3/10(3 votes)
#25 - 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
Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Red wieners, again" is the worst rated episode of "Midnight Diner". It scored 6.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Jōji Matsuoka and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/13/2011. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pickled Cabbage".