The Empty Table
1985, Japanese. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
One year after the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths, all the other perpetrators' parents have either resigned from their professional positions or taken their own lives, Nobuyuki Kidoji remains adamant that he is not responsible for his son's actions.
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 November 1985
- Original title
- 食卓のない家
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masaki Kobayashi
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The Empty Table runs 143 minutes (2h 23m).
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The Empty Table isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1985. (Checked 1 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Empty Table?
The Empty Table (1985) was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Mayumi Ogawa, Kie Nakai.