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The Empty Table (1985) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 1, 1985

Original Title:
食卓のない家

Alternate Titles:
Family without a Dinner Table
Shokutaku no nai ie

Genres:
Drama

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 143

Overview from TheMovieDB

One year has passed since the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths. Although the parents of all the other perpetrators have either resigned from their professional positions or taken their own lives, Nobuyuki Kidoji tries to remain adamant that he was not responsible for his son's actions.

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Production

Art Direction:
Shigemasa Toda

Assistant Director:
Tomoya Yoshitomi

Director:
Masaki Kobayashi

Director of Photography:
Kōzō Okazaki

Editor:
Nobuo Ogawa

Executive Producer:
Genshiro Kawamoto

Lighting Technician:
Kazuo Shimomura

Negative Cutter:
Tome Minami

Original Music Composer:
Toru Takemitsu

Original Story:
Fumiko Enchi

Producer:
Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Kyoko Oshima

Screenplay:
Masaki Kobayashi

Sound Effects:
Akira Honma

Sound Recordist:
Hideo Nishizaki

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