Review of Tokyo Sonata (2008) by Nate A — 02 Oct 2010
The frustrations of unemployment and the latent unhappiness sometimes found in family life is quite a departure for Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who is mostly known for his horror films. This is excellent though. The rituals and routines of day to day life are thrown into chaos when the father of a Tokyo family is laid off. The eldest son wishes to join the American army, the youngest wishes to take piano lessons, and the mother sees it as her responsibility to hold them all together.
The roles of the family are explored with interesting results. Kurosawa expertly plays with expectations (something else he did in his masterful thriller 'Cure') with the third act coming out of nowhere. As to what it all means at the end is kind of up to you.
This review of Tokyo Sonata (2008) was written by Nate A on 02 Oct 2010.
Tokyo Sonata has generally received very positive reviews.
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