Tokyo sonata /

Tokyo sonata

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Regent Releasing (Firm), Entertainment Farm (Firm), Fortissimo Films, Hakuhōdō DY Media Pātonāzu, E1 Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kurosawa, Kiyoshi, 1955-, Kito, Yukie, Barendrecht, Wouter, Mannix, Max, Yukie, Kito, Tanaka, Sachiko, Kagawa, Teruyuki, 1965-, Koizumi, Kyōko, 1966-, Koyanagi, Yū, Inowaki, Kai, Yakusho, Kōji
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	In Japanese with English subtitles.
Published:	Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2010]
Edition:	Widescreen.
Subjects:	Families > Japan > Drama. Unemployed > Japan > Drama. Tokyo (Japan) > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films. Fiction films.

Description
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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Bonus features: making of featurette, Cannes Festival footage, Q&A with director and cast. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic elements and brief strong language. Bonus features not rated.
Production Credits:	Screenplay, Max Mannix, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Tanaka Sachiko ; cinematography, Ashizawa Akiko ; editor, Takabashi Kōichi; music, Haishimoto
ISBN:	1417233451 9781417233458