Tokyo Sonata
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · 87% critics
After the family’s breadwinner suddenly loses his job, he keeps up appearances while pressure and silence spread at home. As each family member quietly pursues their own escape or ambition, a young boy’s growing passion for piano becomes a fragile bright spot amid mounting strain.
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Details
- Original title
- トウキョウソナタ
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-27
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (279 votes)
- Box office
- $943,547
- Budget
- $2,500,000
About
If you like grounded, melancholy family dramas about pride, secrecy, and starting over, this may click, especially if you enjoyed Nobody Knows; Not for you if you want light escapism or consistently upbeat stories.
Pros: quietly haunting mood; honest family tension; moments of humor | Cons: very bleak stretches; odd tonal shifts; some plot turns
Themes
- piano lessons
- middle class
- family relationships
- tokyo, japan
- loss of job
- losing a job
Awards & recognition
- Asian Film Award — Best Film · 2008
Cast & crew
Teruyuki Kagawa
as Ryuhei Sasaki
Kyoko Koizumi
as Megumi Sasaki
Kai Inowaki
as Kenji Sasaki
Yu Koyanagi
as Takashi Sasaki
Haruka Igawa
as Kaneko
Kanji Tsuda
as Kurosu
Kazuya Kojima
as Mr. Kobayashi
Koji Yakusho
as Robber
Takashi Kodama
Hajime Inoue
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa