Tokyo Sonata (2008)
Overview
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $892,714.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 5.689 |
Directed By
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Crew
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Max Mannix
Sachiko Tanaka
Hiroto Takeishi
Wouter Barendrecht
Yukie Kito
Yasushi Kotani
Raymond Phathanavirangoon
Michael J. Werner
Tomoyuki Maruo
Tomoe Matsumoto
Rena Grady
Masayuki Iwakura
Kôichi Takahashi
Akiko Ashizawa
Kazumasa Hashimoto
TOP CAST
Teruyuki Kagawa
Ryuhei Sasaki
Kyoko Koizumi
Megumi Sasaki
Kai Inowaki
Kenji Sasaki
Yū Koyanagi
Takashi Sasaki
Haruka Igawa
Kaneko
Kanji Tsuda
Kurosu
Kazuya Kojima
Mr. Kobayashi
Koji Yakusho
Robber
Tao Tsuchiya
Mika
Denden
Janitor
Kazuki Namioka
Company Interviewer
Jason Gray
American Soldier
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