Midnight Diner

The stern-faced master of a backstreet diner only wields his knife from midnight to 7am; yakuza member Ryu has been a regular since he tasted the red wieners.

Struggling singer Miyuki's favourite dish is nekomamma; Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He writes her a song as a gift.

Miki, Rumi, and Kana meet at the diner for some ochazuke (hot tea over rice) and to gab about men. Master calls them the ochazuke sisters in secret.

Master begins each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn star is a fan of his potato salad.

Komichi brings food critic Toyama to the diner and the mood is killed. Goro comes for his usual butter rice which turns Toyama into a regular.

Boxer Kacchan eats katsudon (pork cutlet over rice) after a win. He falls for another regular Akemi and a big match comes up.