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TOKYO SONATA concerns a Japanese businessman, husband, and father of two, who unexpectedly loses his job. Unable to break the news to his devoted wife, he dresses up every morning and pretends to go to work, instead wasting the days away with a former classmate who is also unemployed. Although they aren't aware of his contradictory behaviour, his family begins to disobey him nonetheless. His teenage son enlists in the Army in order to fight for the United States, while his adolescent son goes behind his back to take piano lessons. The longer his charade goes on, the less control he has as patriarch, creating an even deeper divide between him and his family.

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ProducerYukie Kito, Wouter Barendrecht

EAN5060000700039

eBay Product ID (ePID)72551056

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ActorYu Koyanagi, Kyoko Koizumi, Haruka Igawa, Teruyuki Kagawa, Kai Inowaki

Film/TV TitleTokyo Sonata

DirectorKiyoshi Kurosawa

LanguageJapanese

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time120 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesMaking Of documentary\Japanese press junkets, cast and crew interviews, award ceremonies\Original UK Trailer\28-page booklet featuring essay by B. Kite, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

ComposerKazumasa Hashimoto

Additional InformationBest known in the United States for bizarre and unsettling horror films like PULSE and CURE, Kiyoshi Kurosawa ventures away from that category with TOKYO SONATA. Of course, Kurosawa is incapable of directing a straightforward picture, and TOKYO SONATA is no exception. Retaining the same masterful control over mood and atmosphere that he has displayed throughout his career, Kurosawa infuses this family drama with an underlying tension that permeates the film even during its most humorous moments. <BR>The story concerns a Japanese businessman, husband, and father of two, who unexpectedly loses his job. Unable to break the news to his devoted wife, he dresses up every morning and pretends to go to work, instead wasting the days away with a former classmate who is also unemployed. Although they aren't aware of his contradictory behaviour, his family begins to disobey him nonetheless. His teenage son enlists in the Army in order to fight for the United States, while his adolescent son goes behind his back to take piano lessons. The longer his charade goes on, the less control he has as patriarch, creating an even deeper divide between him and his family. <BR>With TOKYO SONATA, Kurosawa has produced one of his most original and accomplished works. Equal parts social commentary and situational comedy, Kurosawa's film also feels like a thriller, thanks to the exceptionally atmospheric work from cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa and composer Kazumasa Hashimoto.

ReviewsMail On Sunday - Delicate, beautiful film with crushing relevance to the global economic crunch, Empire - J-horror maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa turns losing face into a living nightmare in this disconcerting saga..., Total Film - Coming on like a reworking of Laurence Cantet's TIME OUT....The satire on Japanese obsessions hits home

ScreenwriterKiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka, Max Mannix

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleTokyo Sonata

Director of PhotographyAkiko Ashizawa

Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and one use of strong language