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Table Talk (1998)

Directed by Toru Sanai
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1h 25min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

Inspired by British director Mike Leigh's 'Secrets and Lies', the film was shot using a script with "no dialogue, only scene breaks", believing that "just by seeing two people in a situation, you can understand the situation and the feelings of the characters, rather than trying to explain them in a bad way". The actors were given only the events and situations and asked to move freely in the rest of the film. The actors did not try to speak excessively but instead tried to convey the psychology of the moment by performing everyday actions such as eating, washing the bowl, cleaning and sleeping in a restrained tone, and they succeeded well. The fixed-point cameras in several locations inside the house also play a major role in carefully following the small changes that occur in real life.

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleテーブルトーク
Original language日本語 (JA)
Spoken languages日本語
Production countriesJapan
StatusReleased
Release date1 gennaio 1998
CinematographySatoshi Nakamura
Assistant directorsRyouichi Nakano, Toru Sanai
Camera operatorsSatoshi Nakamura
Additional photographySatoshi Nakamura
MusicSuitcase Rose, Yasushi Nakayama, Yuko Sasada
SoundYuko Sasada, Suitcase Rose, Yasushi Nakayama

Release dates

Theatrical release

Japan / Jan 01, 1998

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