The Round Table (2014)

The Round Table is a Japanese movie directed by Isao Yukisada and based on a 2011 novel by Kanako Nishi. It premiered at the Okinawa International Movie Festival as part of the "Peace" category on March 20, 2014.

Movie info

Original title: 円卓　こっこ、ひと夏のイマジン
Transliterated title: Entaku - Kokko, Hitonatso no Imagine
Premiere date: March 20, 2014
Release date: June 21, 2014
Directed by: Isao Yukisada
Written by: Kanako Nishi (novel)
Eiren rating: G (General Audiences)
Distributed by: Toho Visual Entertainment

Plot

8-year-old 3rd-grader Kokko-chan lives in a tiny apartment in Osaka along with her family of 8, consisting of her father Kanta, mother Shiori, grandpa Ishita, grandma Kamiko, and her triplet sisters Riko, Mako, and Tomomi. Every day they all gather around a round table for very noisy meals together, and as the cute youngest child, Kokko is loved by everyone. However, Kokko is anything but happy with the situation and wants nothing more than some time away from them.

Kokko is a curious child, and whenever she learns a new word, she jots it down in her cherished notebook with a grotesque closeup photo of an ant on the cover.

After learning that her mother is pregnant again — and not exactly being thrilled by the news — Kokko’s grandfather teaches her and her best friend Possan a new English word - “imagine”.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Mana Ashida	Kotoko "Kokko-chan" Uzuhara
	Shu Ito	Possan
	Misato Aoyama	Riko, Mako, and Tomomi
	Jingi Irie
	Norito Yashima	Kanta, father
	Aki Hano	Shiori, mother
	Ayumi Ishida	Kamiko, grandmother
	Mikijiro Hira	Ishita, grandfather
	Ryuhei Maruyama	Jibiki-sensei

Trivia

The Round Table marked popular child star Mana Ashida's first solo starring role in a feature film.
In keeping with the original novel, characters in the film speak in the Kansai dialect.

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