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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.
Top billed cast
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
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