Tokyo Sonata (DVD & Blu-Ray) ( Tôkyô sonata )

Tokyo Sonata (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Tôkyô sonata
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Japanese ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
Japanese ( Dolby TrueHD )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
119 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Hong Kong ( India, Eastern Asia )
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Written By:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Max Mannix

Actors:
Teruyuki Kagawa ..... Ryûhei Sasaki
Kyôko Koizumi ..... Megumi Sasaki
Yû Koyanagi ..... Takashi Sasaki
Inowaki Kai ..... Kenji Sasaki
Haruka Igawa ..... Kaneko-san
Kanji Tsuda ..... Kurosu
Kazuya Kojima ..... Kobayashi-san
Kôji Yakusho ..... Dorobô
Jason Gray ..... Amerika no ashigaru

Synopsis:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa - the hugely acclaimed Japanese director famous for his groundbreaking, existential horror films such as Cure and Kairo (Pulse) - set Cannes alight in 2008 with this highly topical film: an eerie, poignant reflection on the mass uncertainty sweeping the world. When Ryuhei Sasaki (played by Teruyuki Kagawa) is unceremoniously dumped from his 'safe' company job, his family's happy, humdrum life is put at risk. Unwilling to accept the shame of unemployment, the loyal salaryman decides not to tell anyone, instead leaving home each morning in suit and tie with briefcase, spending his days searching for work and lining up for soup with the homeless. Outstanding performances; serene, elegant direction; and Kurosawa's trademark chills are evident as he ratchets up the unsettling atmosphere and the grim hopelessness of Sasaki's unemployment.

Japanese drama directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Loyal employee Ryuhei Sasaki (Teruyuki Kagawa) is made redundant when his company begins outsourcing to China. Incapable of facing his new reality, he hides his failure from his family and, weaving an intricate web of lies, pretends he still has his job. When Ryuhei's youngest son Kenji (Kai Inowaki) asks for extra money to pay for piano lessons, the balance of the artificially-sustained family stability tips - and it soon becomes apparent to all that trust and communication within the family have broken down to an irreparable degree.

A genius of dread, known for his unnerving horror films and eerie thrillers, the wildly prolific Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa tends to ply his trade with spooky silences, a lived-in feel for everyday, droning life and a sense of social unease. Though his latest to hit the American big screen, "Tokyo Sonata," looks like a family melodrama - if a distinctly eccentric variant on the typical domestic affair - there is more than a touch of horror to its story of a salaryman whose downsizing sets off a series of cataclysmic events.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 16 May, 2012.

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