A story of eight different couples with fleeting, delicate relationships and their “simple breakfast” as if to make up for what is lacking in body and soul after spending a night together, including a man who is reunited with a former high school classmate whom he continues to have feelings for; a university student’s first date with a girl whom he met through a matchmaking app; sex friends, who have been carrying on with their rather businesslike relationship.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
Both of these episodic anthology stories center around a one-night interaction and food symbolism to convey life lessons. While very different in composition, the visuals of both dramas greatly contribute to the vibe and tone of the story.
Amamiya, Nakauchi, and Kobayashi were once high school classmates. The former was class president and an honors student, Nakauchi was quiet and reserved with a penchant for cooking, and Kobayashi was a womanizing charmer. Ten years after their graduation, fate reunites them. Nakauchi has gone on to become a budding chef, but he had to quit his job after losing his sense of taste. He runs into Amamiya, works as a bartender in a quiet establishment called the Three Star Bar in Tokyo’s Nishi Ogikubo District.
Kobayashi who became an overnight sensation as a writer with his debut novel, but has been in a slump ever since, was bequeathed the bar from his grandfather, the previous owner, with the agreement that he would keep the place running until he and Amamiya finished all of the canned food that was left stocked in the pantry. Kobayashi and Amamiya convince Nakauchi to join them as their canned food “chef.”
The trio is a great success: Amamiya is always ready to lift the mood with a cocktail, the barfly-like Kobayashi is always on hand with sage words of advice, and Nakauchi cooks up a storm in the kitchen. The place becomes a hit with appreciative customers who come with problems, but usually leave with them solved, thanks to these remarkable men. But what will happen when the canned food begins to run out?
Kobayashi who became an overnight sensation as a writer with his debut novel, but has been in a slump ever since, was bequeathed the bar from his grandfather, the previous owner, with the agreement that he would keep the place running until he and Amamiya finished all of the canned food that was left stocked in the pantry. Kobayashi and Amamiya convince Nakauchi to join them as their canned food “chef.”
The trio is a great success: Amamiya is always ready to lift the mood with a cocktail, the barfly-like Kobayashi is always on hand with sage words of advice, and Nakauchi cooks up a storm in the kitchen. The place becomes a hit with appreciative customers who come with problems, but usually leave with them solved, thanks to these remarkable men. But what will happen when the canned food begins to run out?
Both are Japanese omnibi with breathtaking cinematography and are similar in vibe - both focus on unfulfilled dreams and interpersonal relationships. Both productions have themed episodes - one food (or miscellaneous in case of ANKSUGA) item per episode
A story of eight different couples with fleeting, delicate relationships and their “simple breakfast” as if to make up for what is lacking in body and soul after spending a night together, including a man who is reunited with a former high school classmate whom he continues to have feelings for; a university student’s first date with a girl whom he met through a matchmaking app; sex friends, who have been carrying on with their rather businesslike relationship.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
A story of eight different couples with fleeting, delicate relationships and their “simple breakfast” as if to make up for what is lacking in body and soul after spending a night together, including a man who is reunited with a former high school classmate whom he continues to have feelings for; a university student’s first date with a girl whom he met through a matchmaking app; sex friends, who have been carrying on with their rather businesslike relationship.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
A story of eight different couples with fleeting, delicate relationships and their “simple breakfast” as if to make up for what is lacking in body and soul after spending a night together, including a man who is reunited with a former high school classmate whom he continues to have feelings for; a university student’s first date with a girl whom he met through a matchmaking app; sex friends, who have been carrying on with their rather businesslike relationship.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
A story of eight different couples with fleeting, delicate relationships and their “simple breakfast” as if to make up for what is lacking in body and soul after spending a night together, including a man who is reunited with a former high school classmate whom he continues to have feelings for; a university student’s first date with a girl whom he met through a matchmaking app; sex friends, who have been carrying on with their rather businesslike relationship.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "One Night - Morning" by Okuyama Kenichi.
Both of these productions feature short stories centered around a main character undergoing some sort of character crisis. While not necessarily grand in scale, these story conflicts are key to the leads' opinions of themselves and their relationships.
Both productions also feature prominent and reoccurring color symbolism and other metaphoric elements. They also both use non-literal intermissions where we see the main character in a setting effectively crying out for help.
Both productions also feature prominent and reoccurring color symbolism and other metaphoric elements. They also both use non-literal intermissions where we see the main character in a setting effectively crying out for help.
Both of these Japanese stories feature a different story arc each episode that are briefly connected by a character in the background who comes into focus in the last episode. These stories are all short-lived one-day encounters that revolve around a different dish that contributes to the episode's message in significant ways.
Furthermore, stylistically, each episode has an intermission-style scene showing the episodes' leads in an unrealistic setting with a colorful background that stands in contrast to the narrative.
Furthermore, stylistically, each episode has an intermission-style scene showing the episodes' leads in an unrealistic setting with a colorful background that stands in contrast to the narrative.
Both of these Japanese episodic anthology dramas center around a simple dish that has significant meaning to the central character of the episode. The episodes also feature characters coming to terms with an aspect of themselves or their relationships, and how quickly that can change in your everyday life.
Both of these productions have a man-vs-self plot conflict as the main character is forced to analyze where they fit into their everyday life and relationships. There's also a prominent focus on intimacy in Between Complete and Incomplete that is seen in a few episodes of One Night Morning. The main character of Between Complete and Incomplete also reminds of the ML in episodes 2 and 7 of One Night Morning.
While quite different story and vibe wise, episode 4 of One Night Morning tackles a relationship with a FL with a stutter and the perceived lack of control and misunderstandings that the stutter and social fear may have inspired with the ML (who tends to give off a very intimidating/cold delinquent-like vibe to others). These elements remind of the two male leads in My Beautiful Man.
Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read even today. His stories often feature mysterious and exciting science fiction and fantasy elements, such as the cosmic space, robots, and demons. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation.
