Noriko's Dinner Table

Noriko's Dinner Table

Noriko's Dinner Table

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Noriko's Dinner Table

"The family that eats together stays together."

2005

2h 39m

6.9(151 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle, which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

吹石一恵

Noriko / Mitsuko

吹石一恵

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つぐみ

Kumiko / Ueno Station 54

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吉高由里子

Yuka / Yoko

吉高由里子

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光石研

Tetsuzo Shimabara

光石研

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並樹史朗

Ikeda

並樹史朗

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宮田早苗

Taeko Shimabara

宮田早苗

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三津谷葉子

Tangerine

三津谷葉子

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安藤玉恵

Broken Dam

安藤玉恵

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渡辺奈緒子

Cripple #5

渡辺奈緒子

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Hanako Onuki

Midnight

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Chihiro Abe

Long Neck

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藤間宇宙

Kumiko's Spokesman

藤間宇宙

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北河多香子

Kumiko's Mother

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田口主将

Kumiko's Father

田口主将

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李鐘浩

Unknown Role

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Shingo Ishikawa

Unknown Role

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緒沢あかり

Unknown Role

緒沢あかり

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水井真希

Unknown Role

水井真希

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石川ゆうや

Unknown Role

石川ゆうや

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