directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Japan, 2008, 35mm, 119 min
Jury Award – Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2008
Part of the series "FocusGiappone" and the retrospective Invisible Japan
A manager of a big company is suddenly dismissed and he doesn’t have the courage to tell the truth to his wife and children. He pretends as though nothing has happened and tries to find a way to go on, but his condition has repercussions for his family. Director of Bright Future, and Barren Illusion, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Tokyo Sonata has been defined as a “classic” example of his work.