# Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)

> A runaway Japanese teenager enters an online family whose promise of connection turns identity, intimacy, and belonging into disturbing performances.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27064

## Facts

- Runtime: 159 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Sion Sono
- Cast: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ken Mitsuishi, Shirô Namiki, Sanae Miyata, Yoko Mitsuya, Tamae Ando
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468820/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, disorienting, paranoid, late night arthouse viewing, japanese horror marathon

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