Tokyo sonata [videorecording] / a Regent release of an Entertainment Farm and Fortissimo Films presentation ; in association with Hakuhodo DY Media Partners and Pix ; produced by Yukie Kito, Wouter Barendrecht ; screenplay by Max Mannix, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka ; directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Published:: Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2010]
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Kurosawa, Kiyoshi, 1955-, Kito, Yukie, Barendrecht, Wouter, Mannix, Max, Tanaka, Sachiko, 1972-, Kagawa, Teruyuki, 1965-, Koizumi, Kyōko, 1966-, Koyanagi, Yū., Inowaki, Kai, Yakusho, Kōji, Regent Entertainment (Firm), Entertainment Farm (Firm), Fortissimo Films, Hakuhōdō DY Media Pātonāzu, Pix (Firm), and E1 Entertainment (Firm)

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Language Note:

In Japanese with English subtitles.

Summary:

Story of a contemporary Japanese family torn apart after its patriarch unexpectedly loses his job. Ashamed, he keeps this a secret, but as he grows more despondent, his family resorts to drastic measures to break away from their fractured lives.

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ISBN:

1417233451
9781417233458

Audience Notes:

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Note:

Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Bonus features: making of featurette, Cannes Festival footage, Q&A with director and cast.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Cinematography, Akiko Ashizawa; editor, Koichi Takahashi; music, Kazumasa Hashimoto.

Participant/Performer Note:

Kagawa Teruyuki, Koizumi Kyōko, Koyanagi Yū, Inowaki Kai, Yakusho Kōji.

Technical Details:

DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital Japanese 5.1, widescreen.

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