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Midnight Diner 2
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Midnight Diner 2

2016-11-05 · 108 min · ★ 7.6

Drama · Comedy

The Master's late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.

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Directors
Jōji Matsuoka
Production companies
Toei Company, Geek Sight, AMUSE, Shogakukan, Kinoshita Group, MBS, GEEK PICTURES, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, jeki, GYAO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kaoru KobayashiKaoru KobayashiMaster
Aoba KawaiAoba KawaiNoriko Akatsuka
Koichi SatoKoichi SatoIshida
Sosuke IkematsuSosuke IkematsuSeita Takagi
Midoriko KimuraMidoriko KimuraSeiko Takagi
Hijiri KojimaHijiri KojimaSaori Kimura
Misako WatanabeMisako WatanabeYukiko Ogawa
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaTetsuruo Ogawa
Mikako TabeMikako TabeMichiru
Kimiko YoKimiko YoChieko
Joe OdagiriJoe OdagiriKogure
Mansaku FuwaMansaku FuwaTadashi
Toshiki AyataToshiki AyataKosuzu
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka MatsushigeRyu
Ken MitsuishiKen MitsuishiNoguchi
Tamae AndoTamae AndoMarilyn
Risa SudouRisa SudouMiki
Asako KobayashiAsako KobayashiRumi
Nahoko YoshimotoNahoko YoshimotoKana
Yuichiro NakayamaYuichiro NakayamaHachiro

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