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Tokyo Sonata
Every family has its secrets.
Genres
Drama
Overview
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$892714
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
2008-09-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
252
Vote Average
7.375
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Takashi Kodama
Hajime Inoue
Tao Tsuchiya
Mika
Denden
Janitor
Yuya Takagawa
Ayako Sugiyama
Kazuki Namioka
Company Interviewer
Masayuki Itô
Kenji Kawahara
Toshiyuki Kitami
Jason Gray
American Soldier
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