What do you think about Tokyo Sonata? How do you feel it compares to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's other films? Which films would you recommend similar to Tokyo Sonata? Thanks for watching!
I had to watch this after seeing thr video. Absolutely incredible and awkward for the first half and turning into a something so weird by the second. I felt like I was watching the most disturbing Wes Anderson movie he could make. Ryuhei starts off seeming like the head of the house and by the of his night, he feels like one of the three stooges in a horror movie. He's just lumbering back home without any power left over his family. Megumi's adventure with the criminal is almost farcical at first before you realize the criminal is a deeply disturbed man. Her night ending with thr sun slowly shining on her was incredible and the shot of her laying at water's edge was my favorite. Kengi's story is just tragic but he somehow gets off lightly while everyone around him suffers. It was that lost shot though that sold me on the film.
It's such an unexpected turn of events really, isn't it? I found Megumi's story very touching, and I'm glad Ryuhei eventually grew as a person enough to let Kenji thrive. That final piano performance is just mesmerising!
Thanks so much for this recommendation of a film I hadn't heard of before and one of Kiyoshi's best without doubt. In my review of it I likened it to a Dogtooth-lite as it has similar insights into the controlling nature of an abusive patriarchal family but is not so confrontational
Dogtooth is a good comparison now that you've mentioned it, it really fits into Ryuhei's restrictions as an overcompensation for his own struggles. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😄
What do you think about Tokyo Sonata? How do you feel it compares to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's other films? Which films would you recommend similar to Tokyo Sonata? Thanks for watching!
Excellent film!
i loved this movie so much! the ending was cathartic. great job on this video!
I had to watch this after seeing thr video. Absolutely incredible and awkward for the first half and turning into a something so weird by the second. I felt like I was watching the most disturbing Wes Anderson movie he could make. Ryuhei starts off seeming like the head of the house and by the of his night, he feels like one of the three stooges in a horror movie. He's just lumbering back home without any power left over his family. Megumi's adventure with the criminal is almost farcical at first before you realize the criminal is a deeply disturbed man. Her night ending with thr sun slowly shining on her was incredible and the shot of her laying at water's edge was my favorite. Kengi's story is just tragic but he somehow gets off lightly while everyone around him suffers. It was that lost shot though that sold me on the film.
It's such an unexpected turn of events really, isn't it? I found Megumi's story very touching, and I'm glad Ryuhei eventually grew as a person enough to let Kenji thrive. That final piano performance is just mesmerising!
Thanks so much for this recommendation of a film I hadn't heard of before and one of Kiyoshi's best without doubt. In my review of it I likened it to a Dogtooth-lite as it has similar insights into the controlling nature of an abusive patriarchal family but is not so confrontational
Dogtooth is a good comparison now that you've mentioned it, it really fits into Ryuhei's restrictions as an overcompensation for his own struggles. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😄