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Tokyo Sonata
Every family has its secrets
Every family has its secrets
Drama - 2008
Tokyo Sonata
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7.5
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Ryûhei Sasaki is keeping a secret from his wife, Megumi and his two teenage sons. Even though he leaves the house every day, he's not really going to work. He's going to an employment office. He recently lost his job due to outsourcing, but is determined to find another position, all while supporting an old friend who is also out of work. But when Megumi accidentally finds out Ryûhei's secret and doesn't tell him, her trust in him, and their marriage, suffers.
Director:
,
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast:
,
Kanji Tsuda
,
Koji Yakusho
,
Teruyuki Kagawa
,
Kyoko Koizumi
,
Yū Koyanagi
,
Kai Inowaki
,
Hajime Inoue
,
Haruka Igawa
,
Kazuya Kojima
,
Takashi Kodama

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Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
27 Sep 2008
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
10 wins & 9 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The film transcends conventions of genre and cultural boundaries, and turns out to be one of the most compelling, finely orchestrated and oddly enchanting films of the year so far.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
25 Jun 2009
fresh:
A skilful and continually surprising drama, Tokyo Sonata depicts the gradual deterioration of an ordinary Japanese family after its breadwinner loses his job owing to corporate downsizing.
– Jason Anderson,
Toronto Star,
26 Jun 2009
fresh:
Kurosawa's first domestic drama is music to general audience's ears.
– Maggie Lee,
Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jun 2009
fresh:
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa cut his teeth on horror movies, and his flattened, formal style mines the horror in everyday urban life.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
9 Jul 2009
fresh:
Kurosawa is the rare director who simply lets his film dissolve into music, allowing the plot to take the film naturally to a musical conclusion.
– Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
17 Jul 2009
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