On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi, Off Balance) announces that he is quitting his teaching position and absolving from all parental responsibilities. For Sawako, this is only the latest episode in her family's parade of problems. Three years ago her father attempted suicide, and since then, things haven't been quite the same, with her mother (Ishida Yuriko, Miracle in Four Days) moving out and her studious older brother (Hiaraoka Yuta, Be With You) giving up school. Amidst the family drama, Sawako finds her own balance, working hard in school and developing a romance with cheerful transfer student Oura (Katusji Ryo, Aegis). But more obstacles lie ahead, changes that will throw her already fragile life further awry.
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Happy Dining Table Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ryo Katsuji
He was 20, now 37 years old
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as Bengaku Oura |
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Yuriko Ishida
She was 37, now 54 years old
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as Yuriko Nakahara |
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Yūta Hiraoka
He was 22, now 39 years old
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as Nao Nakahara |
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Kie Kitano
She was 15, now 33 years old
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as Sawako Nakahara |
Happy Dining Table Crew
