Review of Tokyo Sonata (2008) by Sitenoise ! — 23 Jul 2009
Kurosawa seems to have finally thrown off all the trappings of the horror genre, or perhaps channeled them into something a lot more subtle here ... until the third act. What begins as a typical family spiraling downward drama, quirky japanese style, spins a little out of control when Kurosawa regular Kôji Yakusho shows up as a would be burglar and the film takes on a different tone.
Not horror, to be sure, but something which exists on a different plane from where we had been. It doesn't kill the film though, and does serve to make the ending all the more comforting and powerful.
And what an ending it is! Complete with postmortem sounds as the credits begin to roll, it's filmic genius.
This review of Tokyo Sonata (2008) was written by Sitenoise ! on 23 Jul 2009.
Tokyo Sonata has generally received very positive reviews.
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