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Happy Dining Table

6.6/10
TMDB5 votes
Original: 108 min

On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi, Off Balance) announces that he is quitting his teaching position and absolving from all parental responsibilities. For Sawako, this is only the latest episode in her family's parade of problems. Three years ago her father attempted suicide, and since then, things haven't been quite the same, with her mother (Ishida Yuriko, Miracle in Four Days) moving out and her studious older brother (Hiaraoka Yuta, Be With You) giving up school. Amidst the family drama, Sawako finds her own balance, working hard in school and developing a romance with cheerful transfer student Oura (Katusji Ryo, Aegis). But more obstacles lie ahead, changes that will throw her already fragile life further awry.

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About Happy Dining Table

Happy Dining Table (2007) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Kie Kitano, Yuta Hiraoka, Ryo Katsuji, Yuichi Haba.

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Original language
Runtime
108 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
TV Asahi, Dentsu Ad-Gear, Destiny, Geneon Entertainment, IMAGICA, Shochiku Eizo Co., Ltd., dentsu, LDH Pictures
Writers
Yasuo Hasegawa

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What is Happy Dining Table about?

On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi, Off Balance) announces that he is quitting his teaching position and absolving from all parental responsibilities. For Sawako, this is only the latest episode in her family's parade of problems. Three years ago her father attempted suicide, and since then, things haven't been quite the same, with her mother (Ishida Yuriko, Miracle in Four Days) moving out and her studious older brother (Hiaraoka Yuta, Be With You) giving up school. Amidst the family drama, Sawako finds her own balance, working hard in school and developing a romance with cheerful transfer student Oura (Katusji Ryo, Aegis). But more obstacles lie ahead, changes that will throw her already fragile life further awry.

Who stars in Happy Dining Table?

Kie Kitano, Yuta Hiraoka, Ryo Katsuji, Yuichi Haba, Yuriko Ishida. See the cast cards above for character names.

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