Noriko's Dinner Table

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Noriko's Dinner Table

"The family that eats together stays together."

2005

2h 39m

6.9(148 votes)

Drama

Thriller

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

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吹石一恵

Noriko / Mitsuko

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つぐみ

Kumiko / Ueno Station 54

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吉高由里子

Yuka / Yoko

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光石研

Tetsuzo Shimabara

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並樹史朗

Ikeda

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宮田早苗

Taeko Shimabara

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三津谷葉子

Tangerine

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安藤玉恵

Broken Dam

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渡辺奈緒子

Cripple #5

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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

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北河多香子

Kumiko's Mother

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田口主将

Kumiko's Father

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李鐘浩

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Shingo Ishikawa

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緒沢あかり

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水井真希

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石川ゆうや

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