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Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
深夜食堂: Tokyo Stories
2016 · TV series · 24 min episodes · 3 seasons
Created by Jōji Matsuoka, Nobuhiro Yamashita
In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
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This reminds me very much of one of my favourite series on Netflix, Midnight Diner (not Midnight Diner - Tokyo Stories, which is a Netflix remake with many of the same cast, but not as enjoyable as the original in my opinion). Most of the action centres around a group of regulars talking while at a small izakaya in Shinjuku, Tokyo, which is run by someone known only as "Master" and only opens from midnight to 7am. You see a bit of their lives outside, but it always reverts back to the izakaya where they debate on various topics. Given the setting, each episode feels a bit like a theatre play.
I recently watched an episode of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix, season 2 episode 4. It was featuring an ex-model in Tokyo who was invited to a VIP event where "rich CEOs" would attend. Very similar to what you described, in some ways. The episode also explores a bit about the personal aspect of that sort of life, but very lightly. It seems to be a thing in Tokyo, too.