Tokyo Sonata

The বুঝি of Ozu without the gaiety. A father secretly loses his job but maintains the charade with his family. The strain exposes everyone's hidden desires and simmering resentments. A quietly devastating portrait of contemporary Japanese life.

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed Tokyo Sonata in 2008. See Kiyoshi Kurosawa's full filmography, where to start with Kiyoshi Kurosawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Tokyo Sonata was released in 2008 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.