
Noriko's Dinner Table
The family that eats together stays together.
Directed by Sion Sono
Produced by Mother Ark Co. Ltd.
A deeply unsettling psychological thriller that uses internet culture and fractured family bonds to explore alienation, identity, and the contagion of despair.
A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle, which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Noriko's Dinner Table sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Noriko's Dinner Table end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Noriko's Dinner Table scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Noriko's Dinner Table easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Noriko's Dinner Table violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Noriko's Dinner Table
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Noriko's Dinner Table
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Noriko's Dinner Table, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Noriko's Dinner Table, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Noriko's Dinner Table, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































