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Noriko no shokutaku

IMDb ID: tt0468820 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.0 (5,230 votes)

Genres: Drama · Horror

Teenager Noriko Shimabara abandons her family, seeking Kumiko, an online group's leader. She joins Kumiko's circle, which spirals after 54 students commit mass suicide.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Noriko's Dinner Table
Canada: Noriko's Dinner Table (English)
Germany: Noriko's Dinner Table
France: Noriko's Dinner Table
United Kingdom: Noriko's Dinner Table
Ireland: Noriko's Dinner Table (English)
India: Noriko's Dinner Table (English)
Italy: Noriko's Dinner Table
Mexico: Noriko's Dinner Table
New Zealand: Noriko's Dinner Table (English)
United States: Noriko's Dinner Table
World-wide: Noriko's Dinner Table (English)
South Africa: Noriko's Dinner Table (English)
Brazil: A Mesa de Jantar de Noriko
Romania: Cina lui Noriko
Serbia: Norikin trpezarijski sto
Russia: Obedennyy stolik Noriko (transliterated title)
Poland: Przy stole z Noriko (Festival Title)
United States: Suicide Circle 2 (DVD Title)
Greece: To deipno tis Noriko (Festival Title)
Russia: Обеденный столик Норико
Japan: 紀子の食卓 (Japanese)
Hong Kong: 紀子之食桌 (Mandarin, Festival Title)
Taiwan: 紀子的餐桌
Suicide Circle 2
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-09-23Runtime159 minutesMetascore59IMDb Popularity0User Reviews19Critic Reviews37Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsgirl wears eyeglasses
chopsticks the eating utensil
high school
mass suicide
suicide
Filming LocationsGotanda, Tokyo, JapanProduction CompaniesToho
Mother Ark Co. Ltd.
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468820/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0468820.jpgUpdated At2025-07-22T06:07:53

Stars

Kazue Fukiishi
Tsugumi
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Shirô Namiki
Sanae Miyata
Yôko Mitsuya
Tamae Andô
Naoko Watanabe
Kanehiro Ri
Chihiro Abe

Directors

Sion Sono

Writers

Sion Sono

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kazue Fukiishi | Character: Noriko Shimabara - Mitsuko
Actor: Tsugumi | Character: Kumiko - Ueno Station 54
Actor: Yuriko Yoshitaka | Character: Yuka Shimabara - Yôko
Actor: Shirô Namiki | Character: Ikeda - Tetsuzô's Friend
Actor: Sanae Miyata | Character: Taeko Shimabara
Actor: Yôko Mitsuya | Character: Tangerine
Actor: Tamae Andô | Character: Broken Dam
Actor: Naoko Watanabe | Character: Cripple #5
Actor: Kanehiro Ri | Character: Actor
Actor: Chihiro Abe | Character: Long Neck
Actor: Hanako Onuki | Character: Midnight
Actor: Sora Tôma | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazumasa Taguchi | Character: Kumiko's 'Father'
Actor: Takako Kitagawa | Character: Kumiko's 'Mother'
Actor: Shingo Ishikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kyôko Oguma | Character: Grandma #1
Actor: Akira Asai | Character: Actor
Actor: Tadako Asai | Character: Grandma #2
Actor: Kana Hirano | Character: Actress
Actor: Sae Tanaka | Character: Actress
Actor: Yukimi Suzuki | Character: Actress
Actor: Manami Sakonjô | Character: Actress
Actor: Mao Shiganoura | Character: Actress
Actor: Sayaka Nishimura | Character: Actress
Actor: Erina Matsui | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiroshi Aikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinji Ozeki | Character: Actor
Actor: Rin Onomichi | Character: Actress
Actor: Ryôsuke Saitô | Character: Actor
Actor: Mitsuo Nogawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Katsumi Yamato | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuhisa Uchiyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Akimitsu Fujii | Character: Actor
Actor: Hyôei Ichikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kagetora Miura | Character: Actor
Actor: Fumie Nakashima | Character: Actress
Actor: Keiko Furu | Character: Actress
Actor: Tomohiro Okada | Character: Actor
Actor: Yûya Ishikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kinako Satô | Character: Actress
Actor: Furin Kusano | Character: Actor
Actor: Ken'ichi Kametsuta | Character: Actor
Actor: Atsushi Kokubun | Character: Actor
Actor: Hijin Nakagama | Character: Actor
Actor: Makoto Yoshino | Character: Actor
Actor: Beniko Miyamoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Mikako Kuge | Character: Actress
Actor: Naho Adachi | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiroko Yamamoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Kazz Kitaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Yukari Nishihara | Character: Actress
Actor: Tatsuhiko Koizumi | Character: Actor
Actor: Mihoko Ikeda | Character: Actress
Actor: Ryû Uchida | Character: Actor
Actor: Ai Takahashi | Character: Actress
Actor: Kôdai Endô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenji Orie | Character: Actor
Actor: Ema | Character: Actress
Actor: Maki Mizui | Character: Actress
Actor: Natsuko Matsuyama | Character: Actress
Actor: Fumi Hashimoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Naoko Kaneda | Character: Actress
Actor: Chika Hashimoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Yuki Mutô | Character: Actress
Actor: Yû Sugawara | Character: Actor
Actor: Karen Moriya | Character: Actress
Actor: Hisashi Saitô | Character: Actor
Actor: Nozomu Ishimura | Character: Actor
Actor: Yumi Hashiguchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Shino Abe | Character: Actress
Actor: Chiho Hayashi | Character: Actress
Actor: Miki Tachikawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Nae Matsuzaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Satomi Hatano | Character: Actress
Actor: Komako Tokunaga | Character: Actress
Actor: Ikue Tanabe | Character: Actress
Actor: Ayumi Morimoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Jun'ichi Yamashita | Character: Actor
Actor: Saori Yanagita | Character: Actress
Actor: Yukiyo Umewaka | Character: Actress
Actor: Shôta Noguchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Ayumi Takimoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Aiko Hosono | Character: Actress
Actor: Kazuya Shioi | Character: Actor
Actor: Shôko Sasaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Yûki Takagi | Character: Actor
Actor: Aya Hashimoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Airi Tamagawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Keiko Ozato | Character: Actress
Actor: Ayaka Agô | Character: Actress
Actor: Ai Yazaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Kentarô Nakamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Bungo Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Haruo Seki | Character: Actor
Actor: Takeshi Kameya | Character: Actor
Actor: Tatsuya Nakajima | Character: Actor
Actor: Saori Aijima | Character: Actress
Actor: Usamaru Furuya | Character: Man in Cafe
Actor: Tōru Tezuka | Character: Middle-Aged Man
Actor: Ken Mitsuishi | Character: Tetsuzô Shimabara
Actor: Akari Ozawa | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Sion Sono | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sion Sono | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Yutaka Morohashi | Role: Producer
Name: Takeshi Suzuki | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tomoki Hasegawa | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Sôhei Tanikawa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jun'ichi Itô | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Mai Sugiyama | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Tôru Fujita | Role: Production Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shukei Amano | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shinya Nagano | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kyûya Nakagawa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Tomohisa Ikeda | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Koichi Kuroda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Katsunori Niijima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Emi Onodera | Role: Editorial Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468820/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Czech Republic: July 4, 2005 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, premiere)
United States: April 2, 2006 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 11, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
South Korea: July 2006 (Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival)
France: September 6, 2006 (L'Étrange Festival)
Japan: September 23, 2006
United States: October 22, 2006 (Austin Film Festival)
South Korea: February 1, 2007
Germany: April 21, 2007 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
United States: June 13, 2007 (New York City, New York)
Greece: September 26, 2009 (Athens Film Festival)
Hong Kong: October 17, 2009 (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
Italy: November 26, 2011 (Torino Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2007 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Yuriko Yoshitaka, Noriko's Dinner Table
Winner | 2005 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Special Mention | Sion Sono, Noriko's Dinner Table
Winner | 2005 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Don Quijote Award | Sion Sono, Noriko's Dinner Table
Nominee | 2005 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe | Sion Sono, Noriko's Dinner Table
Winner | 2006 | Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Actress | Kazue Fukiishi, Noriko's Dinner Table
Winner | 2006 | Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | Citizen's Choice Award | Feature Film | Sion Sono, Noriko's Dinner Table
Nominee | 2006 | Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | Best of Puchon | Sion Sono, Noriko's Dinner Table

Box Office

South Korea: USD 5553
Taiwan: USD 2257
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2007 | Rank: 359 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 5553 | Interval gross: USD 5553 | Per theater average: USD 5553