Tokyo Sonata (2008 film)
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Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) is a Japanese family drama directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that explores the quiet disintegration of a middle-class household after the father loses his job.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokyo Sonata | 3 |
| Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13145859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) Context triple: [Kōji Yakusho, notableWork, Tokyo Sonata (2008 film)]
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A.
Departures
Departures is a 2008 Japanese drama film about a cellist who becomes a traditional funeral professional, acclaimed for its poignant exploration of life, death, and human connection.
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B.
Japanese Story
Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian drama film set in the Pilbara desert, following an intense, tragic relationship between a geologist and a Japanese businessman.
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C.
Private: The Tokyo Story
Private: The Tokyo Story is an adult film title from the "Private" series, known for its explicit erotic content set against a Tokyo backdrop.
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D.
Senso
Senso is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Luchino Visconti, set during the Risorgimento and renowned for its lush visuals and tragic love story.
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E.
The Tokyo Blues
The Tokyo Blues is a 1962 jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver that blends hard bop with Japanese musical influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) Target entity description: Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) is a Japanese family drama directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that explores the quiet disintegration of a middle-class household after the father loses his job.
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A.
Departures
Departures is a 2008 Japanese drama film about a cellist who becomes a traditional funeral professional, acclaimed for its poignant exploration of life, death, and human connection.
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B.
Japanese Story
Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian drama film set in the Pilbara desert, following an intense, tragic relationship between a geologist and a Japanese businessman.
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C.
Private: The Tokyo Story
Private: The Tokyo Story is an adult film title from the "Private" series, known for its explicit erotic content set against a Tokyo backdrop.
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D.
Senso
Senso is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Luchino Visconti, set during the Risorgimento and renowned for its lush visuals and tragic love story.
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E.
The Tokyo Blues
The Tokyo Blues is a 1962 jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver that blends hard bop with Japanese musical influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ family drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
Jury Prize (Un Certain Regard)
|
| castMember |
Haruka Igawa
ⓘ
Kai Inowaki ⓘ Kanji Tsuda ⓘ Koji Yakusho ⓘ
linked to:
Kōji Yakusho
Kyōko Koizumi ⓘ Teruyuki Kagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Yu Koyanagi ⓘ |
| character |
Kenji Sasaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megumi Sasaki ⓘ Ryuhei Sasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Sasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Akiko Ashizawa ⓘ |
| composer | Kazumasa Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa ⓘ |
| distributor | Asmik Ace ⓘ |
| editor | Tadashi Nohara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
family drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kenji Sasaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megumi Sasaki ⓘ Ryuhei Sasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Sasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A middle-class Japanese family quietly disintegrates after the father loses his job and hides his unemployment from his family. ⓘ |
| producer |
Satoshi Fukushima
ⓘ
Yukie Kito ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Entertainment Farm
ⓘ
Fortissimo Films ⓘ |
| releaseDateJapan | 2008-09-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 120 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
ⓘ
Max Mannix ⓘ Sachiko Tanaka ⓘ |
| section | Un Certain Regard ⓘ |
| setting | Tokyo ⓘ |
| theme |
family disintegration
ⓘ
middle-class anxiety ⓘ parent-child relationships ⓘ social alienation ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) Description of subject: Tokyo Sonata (2008 film) is a Japanese family drama directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that explores the quiet disintegration of a middle-class household after the father loses his job.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Tokyo Sonata (2008 film)