Midnight Diner (2017)
- Original title
- 深夜食堂
- Cast
- Huang Lei, Huang Hao Yung, Sun Yang, Li Jia Tong, Xie Cheng Ying, Wu Xin, Yang Yi Tong, Yao An Lian
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Length
- 1 season, 40 episodes
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mysterious chef runs a small restaurant that opens only at midnight. Each night, a different customer arrives and shares a personal story over a simple dish.
melancholicslow-pacedearnestbittersweetintimatecharacter-drivenoffbeat
What happens
Midnight Food Store (Chinese: 深夜食堂) is a 2017 Chinese television series adapted from the Japanese manga series Shinya Shokudō. A co-production between Mainland China and Taiwan, the series is directed by Taiwan's Tsai Yueh-Hsun and stars Huang Lei as the Master, and features numerous celebrities in cameo roles as guests. The series aired from 12 June to 30 June 2017 via Beijing TV and Zhejiang TV. Unlike its predecessors, the series was widely panned by the audience and received a rating of 2.3, the lowest-ever rating for a television show on Douban. It was criticized for its rigid adaptation, failure to include Chinese elements, excessive product placement, and unrealistic characters and stories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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