Tokyo Sonata
“Every family has its secrets.”
2008•2h 0m•7.4•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer
Sachiko Tanaka, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Teruyuki Kagawa
Ryuhei Sasaki
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
Takashi Kodama
Hajime Inoue
Tao Tsuchiya
Mika
Denden
Janitor
Yuya Takagawa
Ayako Sugiyama
Kazuki Namioka
Company Interviewer
Production
Company
Nikkatsu Corporation
Company
Fortissimo Films
Company
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Company
Django Film
Company
Tokyo Laboratory
Company
avex pictures
Company
Entertainment Farm
Producer
Raymond Phathanavirangoon
Producer
Wouter Barendrecht
Producer
Yukie Kito
Producer
Yasushi Kotani
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