Japan Synopsis
紀子の食卓
“The family that eats together stays together.”
A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, 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.
Drama + Thriller in Japan
142 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Noriko's Dinner Table itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
Noriko's Dinner Table holds position #155 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Noriko's Dinner Table premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1737th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
126 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (53th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,117 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #934 of 1,933 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Mother Ark Co. Ltd. |
| Runtime | 2h 39m |
| Release Date | September 23, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0468820 |