# Tokyo Sonata (2008)

> A quietly terrifying portrait of a Tokyo family unraveling when unemployment exposes the lies and emotional silences holding it together.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4317

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Cast: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Kai Inowaki, Yu Koyanagi, Haruka Igawa, Kanji Tsuda, Kazuya Kojima, Koji Yakusho
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938341/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, unsettling, intimate, quiet evening, serious movie night

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of a family's unraveling in the face of modern challenges.

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