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Midnight Diner Blu-ray Review

 

  • Director ‏ : ‎ Tony Leung Ka Fei
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Tony Leung Ka Fei, Deng Chao, Eddie Peng, Vision Wei, Joyce Cheng
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎NR (Not Rated)
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 43 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 17, 2021
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Well Go Usa


 

         Midnight Diner opens with voiceover letting us know that there are midnight diners in many cities. Anyone familiar with the original manga series the film is based on should be aware of this fact, as there are versions of film and TV adaptations available in Japan, Korea, and China. This latest film adaptation takes place in Shanghai, though the premise remains much the same as it has in every adaptation of Yarō Abe’s internationally popular series. The narrative is highly adaptable because of the episodic structure. While the format allows includes a diner open from midnight to morning, the vignettes are made up in the variety of patrons.