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By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 28 Jan 2009

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Film4 (1,522) on 15 Jan 2009

It may be a departure from his recent forays into J-horror, but in this family drama and allegory of contemporary Japanese anxieties, Kiyoshi…

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By Teerapap C (9) on 03 Jan 2009

I feel the life is so tough! after watched this film…

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By Cli O (622) on 24 Nov 2008

I saw this one at NYFF and, being the first of Kurosawa's films that I've seen, I didn't have any preconceptions about his history as a director…

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By Gunnar B (33) on 05 Nov 2008

A funny yet poignant insight into the ravages of unemployment in Japan…

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By Yingyi W (1) on 03 Nov 2008

A great movie is not to dazzle the eyes but to resonate with heart…

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By Steve B (1,343) on 20 Oct 2008

Surprisingly emotional for a Kurosawa film, this was one of my favorite picks in this year's São Paulo International Film Festival…

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By Claire E (90) on 14 Oct 2008

A little over dramatic and over acted for my liking…

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By Harry B (146) on 13 Oct 2008

A flat out masterpiece. Made me so happy to be alive…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Oct 2008

Another of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's chilling portraits of micro and macro alienation, a family drama as chillingly controlled and despondent as the…

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By Sarah S (1,165) on 03 Oct 2008

If you get a chance - now at Ebisu's Garden Place Cinema - do go and watch it. A captivating 2h and very very much worh it's money…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 29 Sep 2008

It lives up to the expectations implied by its title: acutely observed Ozu-inspired domestic drama, beautiful composed yet unfussy shots, and…

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By Antti R (35) on 27 Sep 2008

I made the mistake of expecting a masterpiece in the vein of Cure or Bright Future when I sat down to watch Tokyo Sonata, only to find a rather…

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By Steven L (1,047) on 26 Sep 2008

A surprise and nice piece besides his usual horror work…

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By Katja A (118) on 24 Sep 2008

Japanilaista perhedraamaa mustalla komedialla sÃ¤vytettynÃ¤…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 21 Sep 2008

A startling and creative contemporary fable about some of the drastic changes that are rocking the traditional understanding of work and family…

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By Lurple J (29) on 11 Sep 2008

Wow, My first Jap. TIFF movie and it was amazing. The beginning was great, the middle was so-so but the ending was absolutely amazing…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 09 Sep 2008

The extraordinary thing is the way Kurosawa systematically dismantles the fabrics of the nuclear family…

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By Robbie H (308) on 08 Sep 2008

Tokyo Sonata was the excellent blackest of black comedies, in the vein of Miike's Vistor Q and Todd Solondz Happiness, throw in some Lynch,…

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