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Noriko's Dinner Table

Original title: Noriko no shokutaku
  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.7K
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Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
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A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", which... Read allA teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, 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.A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, 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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Sion Sono
    • Sion Sono(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kazue Fukiishi
    • Tsugumi
    • Yuriko Yoshitaka
    • Sion Sono
    • Sion Sono(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kazue Fukiishi
    • Tsugumi
    • Yuriko Yoshitaka
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    Kazue Fukiishi
    • Noriko Shimabara - Mitsuko
    Tsugumi
    • Kumiko - Ueno Station 54
    Yuriko Yoshitaka
    • Yuka Shimabara - Yôko
    Shirô Namiki
    • Ikeda - Tetsuzô's Friend
    Sanae Miyata
    • Taeko Shimabara
    Yôko Mitsuya
    • Tangerine
    Tamae Andô
    • Broken Dam
    Naoko Watanabe
    • Cripple #5
    Kanehiro Ri
    Chihiro Abe
    • Long Neck
    Hanako Onuki
    • Midnight
    Sora Tôma
    Kazumasa Taguchi
    • Kumiko's 'Father'
    Takako Kitagawa
    • Kumiko's 'Mother'
    Shingo Ishikawa
    Kyôko Oguma
    • Grandma #1
    Akira Asai
    Tadako Asai
    • Grandma #2
      • Sion Sono
      • Sion Sono(screenplay) (novel "Jisatsu sâkuru: kanzen ban")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Mitsuko, the name that Noriko takes on, is one of the main characters in the first film.
    • Quotes

      Kumiko: Everyone wants to be the champagne, not the glass. Everyone wants to be the flower, not the vase.

    • Connections
      Follows Jisatsu sâkuru (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Lemon Song
      Music by [error]

    User reviews19

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    10/10
    A Tour De Force
    After seeing "Suicide Club", I approached this film with some trepidation. However, this is not "Suicide Club 2". Its a story of two sisters Noriko and Yuka, who live with their parents in Toyokawa, a sleepy seaside town. Mousy Noriko is unhappy with this existence and runs away to Tokyo. There she meets Kumiko, who runs a fantasy service in which young ladies act as daughters for lonely men, amongst other things (the "family rental" concept is a great idea for this film). Yuka eventually runs away also, and does the same thing. Their father pieces together clues as to their whereabouts and doing and goes to Tokyo to find them. First of all, the settings are excellent. Like New York City and London, you see Tokyo in all its glory, neon etc. The story itself is also great, flowing & unfolding slowly until it reaches an explosive climax. However, that would only make a good film if the acting was merely adequate. The acting is uniformly superb. Kasue Fukiishi plays Noriko so well, you don't realize she's acting. Likewise, Yuka (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and Kumiko (Tsugumi) also give great performances. This film is much more psychological than "Suicide Club", and for that it shines. I was almost breathless through parts of this, and I watched it on DVD. Its only recommended you watch "Suicide Club" first, buts it not essential, to get the gist of this powerful film. Who expects any film that is labeled a sequel to be much better than the first? I so highly recommend this film. It is actually one of my favorites. I expect great things from the three young actresses in this film. Based on their performances in this film, especially Ms. Fukiishi's, I know I will not be disappointed.
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    • crossbow0106
    • Jul 6, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2006 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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    • Filming locations
      • Gotanda, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho Company
      • Mother Ark Co. Ltd.
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    • 2 hours 39 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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