Every family has its secrets.
The winds of change blow as a family grapples with unemployment, alienation, mistrust and a lack of communication. When a Japanese salaryman loses his job to outsourcing to China, it's simply the beginning of a series of shattering incidents, leading to the implosion of the family unit.
Kurosu
The film's tagline is: "Every family has its secrets."
The original title is "トウキョウソナタ" (JA).
The film had a budget of $2.0M but only grossed $943.5K, losing $1.1M at the box office.
It was a co-production between: Japan, Netherlands.
The film was directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
The screenplay was written by Sachiko Tanaka and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
The score was composed by Kazumasa Hashimoto.
Cinematography was handled by Akiko Ashizawa.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0938341.
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トウキョウソナタ
Released
IIA
日本語
Japan, Netherlands
$2,000,000
$943,547
