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The Empty Table

6.819852h 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

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Nobuyuki Kidoji
Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Yumiko Kidoji
Kie Nakai
Kie Nakai
Tamae Kidoji
Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Otohiko Kidoji
Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Miyoko Asano
Azusa Mano
Azusa Mano
Kanae Sawaki
Daisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū
Akira Sawaki
Takayuki Takemoto
Takayuki Takemoto
Osamu Kidoji
Toru Masuoka
Toru Masuoka
Asao Sano
Asao Sano
Toyoto Fukuda
Toyoto Fukuda
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi

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