Tokyo Sonata
2008 · 120 min · Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The wind of change is blowing 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 is just the beginning of a series of family shattering incidents leading to the implosion of the family unit.
Emotional fingerprint
Tokyo Sonata (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Melancholy15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 38 % | 25 % | 35 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 39 % | 25 % | 31 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 44 % | 35 % | 32 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 46 % | 40 % | 31 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Hope | 45 % | 36 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 51 % | 44 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 57 % | 54 % | 44 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sadness | 63 % | 54 % | 48 % | 56 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 70 % | 53 % | 54 % | 55 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Hope | 66 % | 48 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 66 % | 50 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 77 % | 64 % | 74 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 80 % | 60 % | 75 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 75 % | 50 % | 70 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 75 % | 63 % | 64 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 73 % | 70 % | 56 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 62 % | 58 % | 52 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Hope | 55 % | 35 % | 30 % | 15 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Kaneko
Mr. Kobayashi
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Details
- Directed by
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Written by
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix, Sachiko Tanaka
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- Japan, Netherlands, Hong Kong
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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