Midnight Diner 2

2016 1h 48m JA

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7.5

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7.4

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 39★7.4IMDB · 1,253

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi
Master
Aoba Kawai
Noriko Akatsuka
Koichi Sato
Ishida
Sosuke Ikematsu
Seita Takagi
Midoriko Kimura
Seiko Takagi
Hijiri Kojima
Saori Kimura
Misako Watanabe
Yukiko Ogawa
Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuruo Ogawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jōji Matsuoka
Writers: Katsuhiko Manabe, Kensaku Kojima, Jōji Matsuoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Midnight Diner Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jōji Matsuoka, shot by Kenji Maki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tsunekichi Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinichi Fushima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kaoru Kobayashi and Aoba Kawai and Koichi Sato carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5741902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jōji Matsuoka directs. Kenji Maki behind the camera. Tsunekichi Suzuki scores. Shinichi Fushima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Midnight Diner Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jōji Matsuoka, shot by Kenji Maki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tsunekichi Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shinichi Fushima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kaoru Kobayashi and Aoba Kawai and Koichi Sato carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5741902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "cooking", "restaurant", "diner", "food".