The Empty Table

The Empty Table

143 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 1985

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

The Empty Table

143 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 1985

The Empty Table
One year after the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths, all the other perpetrators' parents have either resigned from their professional positions or taken their own lives, Nobuyuki Kidoji remains adamant that he is not responsible for his son's actions.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title 食卓のない家
Directors Tomoya Yoshitomi, Masaki Kobayashi
Writers Masaki Kobayashi, Fumiko Enchi

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Nobuyuki Kidoji

Mayumi Ogawa

as Yumiko Kidoji

Kie Nakai

as Tamae Kidoji

Kiichi Nakai

as Otohiko Kidoji

Shinobu Otake

as Miyoko Asano

Azusa Mano

as Kanae Sawaki

Daisuke Ryû

as Akira Sawaki

Takayuki Takemoto

as Osamu Kidoji

Mikijirō Hira

as Kawabe

Shima Iwashita

as Kiwa Nakahara