Movie Drama
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.
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Kaoru Kobayashi Saki Takaoka Mikako Tabe Michitaka Tsutsui Tokio Emoto Kimiko Yo Akiko Kikuchi Yuko Tanaka Joe Odagiri Mansaku Fuwa Toshiki Ayata Yutaka Matsushige Ken Mitsuishi Tamae Ando Risa Sudou Asako Kobayashi Nahoko Yoshimoto Yuichiro Nakayama Takashi Yamanaka Shohei Uno Kiyobumi Kaneko Kaoru Hirata Yukiko Shinohara Kiyohiko Shibukawa Mitsuki Tanimura
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