The Empty Table (1985): Cast
The Empty Table is a 1985 drama directed by Masaki Kobayashi, starring Kiichi Nakai as Otohiko Kidoji, Mayumi Ogawa and Kie Nakai. It runs 2 hours 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 23m (143 min)
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Japanese - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Empty Table About?
The premise of The Empty Table without spoilers.
A year after Otohiko Kidoji is arrested for his role in a deadly terrorist kidnapping, the family is left reeling. While the parents of the other kidnappers have either resigned or taken their own lives, father Nobuyuki Kidoji stubbornly insists he bears no responsibility for his son’s crimes.
The Empty Table Themes & Keywords
· 47 tags- domestic drama
- japan
- family relationships
- tragic event
- terrorist
- 1970s
- shootout
- police
- mountain
- university student
- shame
- fate
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- dining room table
- death
- murder
- prison
- trial
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
- terrorism
- apology
- desertion
- stoicism
- corporate executive
- father daughter relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- secret marriage
- marriage engagement
- watching tv
- tv news
- aunt niece relationship
- sister sister relationship
- suicide
- suicide of mother
- suicide of wife
- crying female
- going insane
- brother brother relationship
- brother sister relationship
- brother in law sister in law relationship
- confession
- sister in law in love with her brother in law
- airplane hijacking
- escape from prison
- airplane
- love
- based on true story
The Empty Table Cast & Characters
Kiichi Nakai leads the cast as Otohiko Kidoji, with Mayumi Ogawa as Yumiko Kidoji and Kie Nakai as Tamae Kidoji. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi; 46 actors are credited in all.
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Director Masaki Kobayashi
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Kiichi Nakai as Otohiko Kidoji -
Mayumi Ogawa as Yumiko Kidoji - Kie Nakai as Tamae Kidoji
- Takayuki Takemoto as Osamu Kidoji
Also Starring in The Empty Table
· 42 more- Tatsuya Nakadai Nobuyuki Kidoji
- Shima Iwashita Kiwa Nakahara
- Shinobu Ôtake Miyoko Asano
- Daisuke Ryû Akira Sawaki
- Mikijiro Hira Kawabe
- Masaki Terasoma
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Torahiko Hamada
- Asao Sano
- Toru Masuoka
- Shinji Ogawa
- Kiyoshi Yamamoto
- Sen Yano
- Tokuko Sugiyama
- Isao Hashimoto
- Toshitaka Itō
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- Toru Takeuchi
- Azusa Mano Kanae Sawaki
- Izou Oikawa
- Toyoto Fukuda
- Katsue Nitta
- Yoshiko Maki
- Go Endou
- Hiroshi Kamiyama
- Seiju Umon
- Natsuyo Kawakami
- Tetsuko Kobayashi
- Kazuo Tachibana
- Maki Takayama
- Hiroko Yamashita
- Tetsuo Maekawa
- Satoko Akiyama
- Tadaaki Takemasa
- Hajime Mori
- Kaname Shimura
- Motonobu Hoshino
- Masaaki Kouno
- Satoshi Yoshimura
- Shinichi Nozawa
- Yoshiyasu Iwao
- Yukiko Midou
- Tomone Hirata
More from Masaki Kobayashi
More films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, best-rated first: Samurai Rebellion, Harakiri, Tokyo Trial and Glowing Autumn.
The Empty Table Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Shokutaku no nai ie” and “Family without a Dinner Table”.
- Also known as
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- Shokutaku no nai ie
- Family without a Dinner Table
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The Empty Table FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Empty Table, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Empty Table?
The Empty Table runs 2 hours 23 minutes (143 minutes).
When was The Empty Table released?
The Empty Table was released on November 1, 1985.
Who directed The Empty Table?
The Empty Table was directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
More films by Masaki Kobayashi Who is in the cast of The Empty Table?
The Empty Table stars Kiichi Nakai as Otohiko Kidoji, Mayumi Ogawa as Yumiko Kidoji and Kie Nakai as Tamae Kidoji, among 46 credited actors.
Does The Empty Table have a post-credit scene?
No. The Empty Table has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Empty Table in?
The original language of The Empty Table is Japanese.
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