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The family that eats together stays together. - Noriko's Dinner Table
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Title: Noriko's Dinner Table

Release Date: 23 Sep 2005

Runtime: 2h 39m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Mother Ark Co. Ltd.

Production Companies: Mother Ark Co. Ltd.

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (143 votes)

Cast

  • Noriko / Mitsuko: Kazue Fukiishi
  • Kumiko / Ueno Station 54: Tsugumi
  • Yuka / Yoko: Yuriko Yoshitaka
  • Tetsuzo Shimabara: Ken Mitsuishi
  • Ikeda: Shirô Namiki
  • Taeko Shimabara: Sanae Miyata
  • Tangerine: Yoko Mitsuya
  • Broken Dam: Tamae Ando
  • Cripple #5: Naoko Watanabe
  • Midnight: Hanako Onuki
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