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Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata

Tokyo Sonata

Every family has its secrets.

Genres

Drama

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A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$892714

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

27 September 2008

Country

Japan

Cast

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Ryuhei Sasaki

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Megumi Sasaki

Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Kenji Sasaki

Yū Koyanagi

Yū Koyanagi

Takashi Sasaki

Haruka Igawa

Haruka Igawa

Kaneko

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Kurosu

Kazuya Kojima

Kazuya Kojima

Mr. Kobayashi

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Robber

Takashi Kodama

Takashi Kodama

Hajime Inoue

Hajime Inoue

Tao Tsuchiya

Tao Tsuchiya

Mika

Denden

Denden

Janitor

Yuya Takagawa

Yuya Takagawa

Ayako Sugiyama

Ayako Sugiyama

Kazuki Namioka

Kazuki Namioka

Company Interviewer

Masayuki Itô

Masayuki Itô

Kenji Kawahara

Kenji Kawahara

Toshiyuki Kitami

Toshiyuki Kitami

Jason Gray

Jason Gray

American Soldier

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