Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)

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", ... See full summary »

Director:

Sion Sono

Writers:

Sion Sono (screenplay), Sion Sono (novel)

Stars:

Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

girl wears eyeglasses | high school | mass suicide | suicide | internet | 

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Taglines:

The family that eats together stays together.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Noriko Shimabara: Dad looked at me. His eyes were moist. I felt bad. I was his daughter. He was a lonely, stubborn man.

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Connections

Referenced in Making of Love Exposure (2010)

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Soundtracks

Bara ga saita
Written by Kuranosuke Hamaguchi
Performed by Mike Maki
Courtesy of Shinko Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Great Film!!!

This was a roller coaster through the sickness of the human mind and back up to blue skies. I watched this after suicide club (that in my opinion was very average to not so good) and was amazed. The movie did not even need the Suicide Circle background. The symbolisms were nicely presented and the metaphors were very tight to the storyline.

The atmosphere is heavy dramatic and suits the movie's concept fantastically. While watching you feel like you are passing from reality to fantasy and back again up to the point you don't know whats real anymore. We have to thank the very well presented characters for this (just enough info but not too much). This was a very very good movie. Long but good!

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

23 September 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Suicide Circle 2

Filming Locations:

Gotanda, Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,810

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company, Mother Ark Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

159 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1