Midnight Diner (2014) Review: A Place Where Food and Listening Heal
Header illustration for the film review essay of Midnight Diner (2014). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Midnight Diner (深夜食堂 / Shinya Shokudō) Director: Jōji Matsuoka Release: January 31, 2015 (Japan) Runtime: 119 minutes (1 hour 59 minutes) Genre: Drama, Slice of Life Screenplay: Katsuhiko Manabe, Jōji Matsuoka (based on the manga Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe) Country: Japan Language: Japanese Cinematography: Ryo Ohtsuka, Ryuhei Tsutsui Music: Seiji Kameda Rating: Not Rated Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi (Master), Saki Takaoka (Tamako), Mikako Tabe (Michiru), Tokio Emoto (Kenzō), Joe Odagiri (Ryu), Kimiko Yo, Akiko Kikuchi, Kiyohiko Shibukawa Note: Based on Yarō Abe's manga series Shinya Shokudō , first published in 2006. The film adapts storylines from the highly successful TV drama series (2009-2014) which aired at 1 AM in Japan—the same time the fictional diner opens. The series has been remade in South Korea...