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The Empty Table (1985)

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

Overview

One year has passed since the Kidojis’ eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths. Although the parents of all the other perpetrators have either resigned from their professional positions or taken their own lives, Nobuyuki Kidoji tries to remain adamant that he was not responsible for his son’s actions.

Length 143 minutes

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai | Daisuke Ryû | Kiichi Nakai | Shima Iwashita | Sen Yano | Mikijiro Hira | Akiji Kobayashi | Tôru Masuoka | Tokuko Sugiyama | Mayumi Ogawa | Masaki Terasoma | Tetsuko Kobayashi | Shinobu Ōtake | Shinji Ogawa | Torahiko Hamada | Asao Sano | Natsuyo Kawakami | Maki Takayama | Toru Takeuchi | Toshitaka Itô | Yoshiko Maki | Toyoto Fukuda | Izou Oikawa | Kie Nakai | Seiju Umon | Gô Endô | Isao Hashimoto | Takayuki Takemoto | Hiroko Yamashita | Tetsuo Maekawa | Kiyoshi Yamamoto | Azusa Mano | Katsue Nitta | Yoshiyasu Iwao | Kaname Shimura | Hiroshi Kamiyama | Satoko Akiyama | Kazuo Tachibana | Hajime Mori | Tadaaki Takemasa | Motonobu Hoshino | Masaaki Kouno | Shinichi Nozawa | Yukiko Midou | Tomone Hirata | Satoshi Yoshimura