Tokyo Sonata (2008) Trailer [ENG SUB]

[TheCriton]

Im not trying to be a troll or anything but are japanese people allowed to join the us military?

[PartTimePonderer]

@TheCriton normally no but in this movie the US had allowed foreign help, coalition of sorts. technically he never was joining the US army but the Japanese coalition forces.

[noshizaful]

people should really use the word spoiler.

[SpicyDragoon]

I liked this movie, but I don't see how the mother getting off with some guy in a shack was relevent to anything. It's a great look into how vunerable the Japanese are like everyone else behind that tough cultural barrier they have.

[Communist2012]

i like how at the end the son that went to war realised the americans were wrong, and decided to fight for the freedom fighters, in the letter he wrote to his mom :)

fuck american aggression and imperialism, oil greedy, baby killing cunts

[godrilla]

Just saw the movie yesterday. It was very brillant and a little sad but I loved it nonetheless.

[coppurt]

Ohhhh Debussy :3

[davidstonephoto]

looks good

[WhyDoYouAskWhoIam]

Great film but my fave of his films are still Kairo and Sakebi.

[CecilyHeron]

@WhyDoYouAskWhoIam Have not seen those, but if they're better than this they must be good. Loved this film.

[WhyDoYouAskWhoIam]

@CecilyHeron Hehe, thanks :). Kairo was remade in the U.S. as Pulse, a horror film about ghosts coming from the internet. The remake is almost as good as the scary Japanese original. Sakebi, aka Retribution, is...interesting. It was better than a couple of his previous films like Cure and Bright Future.

[CecilyHeron]

@WhyDoYouAskWhoIam Great stuff, I'll be sure to check those out. So Sakebi wouldn't be top of your list in films of his you've gotta see?

[WhyDoYouAskWhoIam]

@CecilyHeron I'd say Sakebi is...interesting :).

[McCaffreySnuggleCat]

かなしいですね、すばらしい映画。

[BasedOnHope]

I only saw half of the movie and i was just captivated by the story line which depicted each character's struggle, and to finish it off the ending was just amazing and inspiring...... i would watch this again and again

[MrEbaby2010]

Handsome and lovely boy.

[pibadar]

not only was this depressing, but all of the characters were irritating. i'd have to say it's one of the worst flicks i've seen in a while.

[AoiTaka6]

I loved this film, my only criticism would have been the mom's story. What the hell? The rest of the other family members stories were really well thought out. The ending was brilliant.

[StatelessRich]

Kurosawa's best film.

[Littlebizzer]

I love Debussy

[vphuongdktdbk]

I have seen it is really hard to be a Japanese man. Not only for themselves but also for their family. But i think only a country with people who have such pride and self respecting could be a successful country. Japan is a good example.

[Senseiful]

I liked the father's play. This movie was great though the ending was unrealistik.

[vphuongdktdbk]

@Senseiful Why is it unrealistic? You don't think they can get over that way and move on?

[Senseiful]

@vphuongdktdbk In real life it won't work

[juxtapoz98]

Mother can't get anyone to eat her donuts.

tragic.

[nickjonasbigfan]

@juxtapoz98 ROFL XD

But this movie pretty sad.

[mcmarga]

drama's drama... quit calling it jdrama

[KibahinaxSasuino]

This was a great JDrama.

[ReadBelowHere]

what song is this at 1:26

[JapViking]

@ReadBelowHere Clair De Lune by Debussy

[yoops]

This movie tickled my existential senses. Great work.

[InbictaProductionzZ]

oneof the most interesting movies i have ever seen.

[WorldOfSnakes]

So much love missing in the big cities we live in...I'm growing tired of these movies and the false hopes of happiness and love they give us. So many lonely hearts in the cold cities we live in, and with time people are liking this kind of movie more and more, yet they are more and more individualistic and cold hearted and non human in their own lives. Especially in Japan. That's why I emigrated!! I don't like these movies.

[FOXMOULDER100]

Awesome film.

[NeilRulz07]

I love this film....it shows the grim reality of how most families live.

[psycat4ever]

I need to buy the DVD. I really really really wanna see it now.

[Pdids01]

@ashenclone

My #2 movie of 2009, just brilliant

[mellowfrizzbee]

Superb.

[dangbster]

By far one of the most engaging, brutally honest and insightful movies I have ever seen about a normal family in crisis...the film overcomes the cultural barrier to show family members dealing with their own problems and the impact this has on the family

[XPookeyeX]

are you serious????!?!!??!?!  old boy was amazing.. YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY CONVINCED ME TO WATCH!

[ReturnOfJackDawson]

old boy was kind of weird... i didn't get nuts for it but it was an alright movie. It's South Korean not Japanese i believe.

[WorldOfSnakes]

@ReturnOfJackDawson it's japanese

[crunchymunchy888]

@ReturnOfJackDawson its japanese..dont u know where tokyo is?

[ReturnOfJackDawson]

@crunchymunchy888 OLD BOY is SOUTH KOREAN, read well before replying. No i don't know where Tokyo is!!!

[leNOIRfae]

@ReturnOfJackDawson OLDBOY Was magnificant, and also Mysteries of Murder was brillant. American film brings Rawr! to the table, too. The problem is that the country is regurgating that much BS that it's difficult to discover true film. My top movies are mostly Korean or Swedish but one American film ranking high in my mind is, One Who Flew Over the Cockoos' Nest. Respect.

[leNOIRfae]

@leNOIRfae Wow my spelling - my teacher would be furious.

[OldPizzaForBreakfast]

I think it was to juxtapose two kinds of people, who are both equally fucked because they're not perfect.

[XXXoXXoXXXX]

Brilliant movie,

I've never been so moved by a movie before.

[haypenny]

This is an ominous depiction of Japan in the 1990's - their lost decade; economic collapse, failed stimulus, etc. Marriage was also in decline. But, if Japan can't recover, no one can. Hopefully, America will learn from the Japanese, with regard to social issues and movie making. Great Film.

[thepengestration]

@haypenny I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Japan's psychosocial woes (as seen in this movie) are unique, and the 'American Sonata' would deal with issues nary touched here. Also, I don't know what films you've been watching, but America has some pretty damned talented movie-makers.

[Indigilmer]

Okuribito still the best

[GangsterKittensMovie]

One of the best films of the decade! What Tokyo Story was to Japan in the 50s, Tokyo Sonata is in the new Millennium.

[Chrisaclysm]

I thought the exact same thing !

Would have been a great idea.

What a fantastic movie.

[sean0sly]

i find it hard to believe u made the film Tokyo sonata because out of all the movies i watched and i have watched a lot of movies this is one of the best ive watched

[allboutk]

this is one of the most relevent films Ive ever seen

[megamanxu]

the guy working in the mall looks like my uncle.

[Jilf]

@megamanxu Hey thats nice.