Tokyo Sonata (2008)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Every family has its secrets.
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.
- Released: 2008-09-27
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 2h 0m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 294 votes
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Top cast
- 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
Where to watch Tokyo Sonata
- United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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