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74% Critic Match
Tokyo Sonata
“Every family has its secrets.”
7.4 / 10• 2008• 2h 0m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
The winds of change blow as a family grapples with unemployment, alienation, mistrust and a lack of communication. When a Japanese salaryman loses his job to outsourcing to China, it's simply the beginning of a series of shattering incidents, leading to the implosion of the family unit.
Cast & Crew
Teruyuki Kagawa
Ryuhei Sasaki
Lead
Kyoko Koizumi
Megumi Sasaki
Kai Inowaki
Kenji Sasaki
Yu Koyanagi
Takashi Sasaki
Haruka Igawa
Kaneko
Kanji Tsuda
Kurosu
Kazuya Kojima
Mr. Kobayashi
Koji Yakusho
Robber
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tokyo Sonata is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
