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Family Without a Dinner Table

Original title: Shokutaku no nai ie
  • 1985
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
113
YOUR RATING
Family Without a Dinner Table (1985)
JapanesePsychological DramaCrimeDrama

This gripping docudrama is a fictionalized account of what could happen to a Japanese family when one of their sons shames them in front of the entire nation.This gripping docudrama is a fictionalized account of what could happen to a Japanese family when one of their sons shames them in front of the entire nation.This gripping docudrama is a fictionalized account of what could happen to a Japanese family when one of their sons shames them in front of the entire nation.

  • Director
    • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Writers
    • Fumiko Enji
    • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Mayumi Ogawa
    • Kie Nakai
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    113
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Fumiko Enji
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Stars
      • Tatsuya Nakadai
      • Mayumi Ogawa
      • Kie Nakai
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Nabayuki Kidoji
    Mayumi Ogawa
    Mayumi Ogawa
    • Yamiko Kidoji
    Kie Nakai
    • Tamae Kidoji
    Kiichi Nakai
    Kiichi Nakai
    • Otohiko Kidoji
    Takayuki Takemoto
    • Osamu Kidoji
    Shima Iwashita
    Shima Iwashita
    • Kiwa Nakahara
    Mikijirô Hira
    Mikijirô Hira
    • Kawabe
    Azusa Mano
    • Kanae Sawaki
    Satoko Akiyama
    Takeshi Endo
    Toyoshi Fukuda
    Torahiko Hamada
    Ko Hashimoto
    Natsuyo Kawakami
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Tetsuo Kobayashi
    Hiroshi Komiyama
    Yoshiko Maki
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Fumiko Enji
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      Final film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 2, 1985 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Fate of a Family
    • Production companies
      • Haiyu-za Film Production Company Ltd.
      • Herald Ace
      • Marugen Building Group
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 23m(143 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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