JAPANEMA  

 Every family has its secrets 

" Tokyo Sonata" 

(119mins, 2008)
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
 In Japanese with English subtitles

 Wednesday, April 22  @ 7:00PM

About the Movie: 
From internationally-renowned director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, this film hauntingly tells the story of a contemporary Japanese family torn apart after its patriarch Ryuhei (Teruyuki Kagawa) unexpectedly loses his job. Ashamed, Ryuhei keeps the truth of his unemployment a secret, but as he grows more despondent and alienated from society, his family resorts to dramatic measures to break away from their fractured lives. 

Venue: The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, Auditorium
(5700 Wilshire Blvd. #100, Los Angeles, CA 90036)