Tokyo Sonata
Film2008120 min

Tokyo Sonata

Taste attributes: dramacomplex relationship

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"Every family has its secrets"

Boxlist takeA drama that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 128 votes

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  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Ryûhei Sasaki is keeping a secret from his wife, Megumi and his two teenage sons. Even though he leaves the house every day, he's not really going to work. He's going to an employment office. He recently lost his job due to outsourcing, but is determined to find another position, all while supporting an old friend who is also out of work. But when Megumi accidentally finds out Ryûhei's secret and doesn't tell him, her trust in him, and their marriage, suffers.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Teruyuki KagawaKyoko KoizumiKai InowakiYū KoyanagiHaruka Igawa

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2008
Runtime
120 min
Status
Released
Studio
Django Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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