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Bookmark this pageNoriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Director: Shion Sono
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Those dying to see Sion Sono’s follow-up to his 2002 horror hit, Suicide Club, be warned: This meditation on loneliness and the definition of family is a lot less bloody—though no less fascinating—than its predecessor. Small-town teen Noriko (Fukiishi) flees to Tokyo in search of adventure and an online gal pal named Ueno54 (Tsugumi). Noriko immediately becomes part of Ueno54’s troupe of rentable family members, playing at being the daughter of strangers as the real-life clan she left behind falls apart. Although certain aspects of Sono’s opus may get lost in translation, you don’t need to know Japanese to understand the pitfalls of contemporary communication.Author: Raven Snook
Time Out New York
Cast & crew
Director: Shion Sono
Cast: Shion Sono, Kazue Fukiishi, Ken Mitsuishi
Duration: 39 mins
UK Release: Sep 23 2006
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