Tokyo Sonata
The changing family values in contemporary Japan as represented in Tokyo Sonata (2009).
Preface:
《Tokyo Sonata》, as the name said, this film’s structure is familiar with Sonata form. There is an Exposition that includes the four main roles and the internal problem of this family as film’s First Tonal Area and Second Tonal Area; a Development that we can see the First and Second Tonal Area occurs simultaneously and being more and more exciting, and it adds some new elements into this part to enhance the tension and get a new idea. Finally, in the Recapitulation, family understands each of them mutually. Ryūhei Sasaki and Megumi Sasaki go to the Kenji Sasaki’s music school examination and the film works to the end with the amazing Sonata in C sharp min. The whole film is talking about the cruel social realities, the outcome and influence of social unemployment, the dissection of paternalism in a traditional family, the different family value of each member and the “American” influence, in term of only a family. But this family links with japan, and japan links with the world. From a family of many things happened that reflect the society and style. Each one has their own family value, so it will be discussed in term of individual.
FOR THE FATHER: Unemployment? Dignity? Paternalism?
He was a manager of a big corporation. But it had been past. Under the influence of financial crisis, it is normal and high frequency to see the phenomenon the many companies discharged large amounts of people. And Ryūhei Sasaki is also to be the unlucky one of these “unemployed workers”. At that day, he went home earlier than usual and met his younger son Kenji. After Kenji entered into house, father was pacing around and consider whether entering the house from the main door of the building. Film uses a high-angle shot, to compress the father, and enlarge the building. Father becomes very small, and at last he entered into room from the window like a thief. It seems when father
Preface:
《Tokyo Sonata》, as the name said, this film’s structure is familiar with Sonata form. There is an Exposition that includes the four main roles and the internal problem of this family as film’s First Tonal Area and Second Tonal Area; a Development that we can see the First and Second Tonal Area occurs simultaneously and being more and more exciting, and it adds some new elements into this part to enhance the tension and get a new idea. Finally, in the Recapitulation, family understands each of them mutually. Ryūhei Sasaki and Megumi Sasaki go to the Kenji Sasaki’s music school examination and the film works to the end with the amazing Sonata in C sharp min. The whole film is talking about the cruel social realities, the outcome and influence of social unemployment, the dissection of paternalism in a traditional family, the different family value of each member and the “American” influence, in term of only a family. But this family links with japan, and japan links with the world. From a family of many things happened that reflect the society and style. Each one has their own family value, so it will be discussed in term of individual.
FOR THE FATHER: Unemployment? Dignity? Paternalism?
He was a manager of a big corporation. But it had been past. Under the influence of financial crisis, it is normal and high frequency to see the phenomenon the many companies discharged large amounts of people. And Ryūhei Sasaki is also to be the unlucky one of these “unemployed workers”. At that day, he went home earlier than usual and met his younger son Kenji. After Kenji entered into house, father was pacing around and consider whether entering the house from the main door of the building. Film uses a high-angle shot, to compress the father, and enlarge the building. Father becomes very small, and at last he entered into room from the window like a thief. It seems when father