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The Empty Table

6.919852h 23mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
WriterMasaki Kobayashi
ProducersGenshiro Kawamoto·Gin'ichi Kishimoto

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Cast · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Nobuyuki Kidoji
MOMayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Yumiko Kidoji
KNKie Nakai
Kie Nakai
Tamae Kidoji
KNKiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Otohiko Kidoji
SOShinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Miyoko Asano
AMAzusa Mano
Azusa Mano
Kanae Sawaki
DRDaisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū
Akira Sawaki
TTTakayuki Takemoto
Takayuki Takemoto
Osamu Kidoji
TMToru Masuoka
Toru Masuoka
ASAsao Sano
Asao Sano
TF
Toyoto Fukuda
AKAkiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi

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The Empty Table — streaming FAQ

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The Empty Table hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 20, 1985. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.