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Tokyo Sonata

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
14K
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Tokyo Sonata (2008)
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
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An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.

  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Max Mannix
    • Sachiko Tanaka
  • Stars
    • Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Kyôko Koizumi
    • Yû Koyanagi
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
      • Max Mannix
      • Sachiko Tanaka
    • Stars
      • Teruyuki Kagawa
      • Kyôko Koizumi
      • Yû Koyanagi
    • 60User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Top Cast19

    Teruyuki Kagawa
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Ryûhei Sasaki
    Kyôko Koizumi
    Kyôko Koizumi
    • Megumi Sasaki
    Yû Koyanagi
    Yû Koyanagi
    • Takashi Sasaki
    Kai Inowaki
    Kai Inowaki
    • Kenji Sasaki
    Haruka Igawa
    Haruka Igawa
    • Kaneko-san The Piano Teacher
    Kanji Tsuda
    Kanji Tsuda
    • Kurosu
    Kazuya Kojima
    • Kobayashi-san
    Kōji Yakusho
    Kōji Yakusho
    • Dorobô The Robber
    • (as Kôji Yakusho)
    Faisal Ahmed
    • Train Conductor
    Denden
    Denden
    • Janitor
    Jason Gray
    • Amerika no ashigaru
    Hajime Inoue
    Masayuki Itô
    Kenji Kawahara
    Toshiyuki Kitami
    Kazuki Namioka
    Ayako Sugiyama
    Yûya Takagawa
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
      • Max Mannix
      • Sachiko Tanaka
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews60

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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Ryuhei goes to Hello Work to seek help finding a job. Hello Work is a Japanese government agency that tries to help people looking for employment.
    • Goofs
      Late in the movie the Mother lies on the beach allowing the ocean to wash over her. In her next scenes her clothes appear completely dry. Even allowing for the time she had to get home her clothes would still be damp and very uncomfortable to wear.
    • Quotes
      • Megumi Sasaki: How wonderful it would be if my whole life so far turns out to have been a dream, and suddenly I wake up and I'm someone else entirely.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Forget Me Not (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Claire de Lune
      Composed by Claude Debussy

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 27, 2008 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • Netherlands
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Bản Giao Hưởng Tokyo
    • Filming locations
      • Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Django Film
      • Entertainment Farm (EF)
      • Fortissimo Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $278,356
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,345
      • Mar 15, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $943,547
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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