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"Begins as a well-behaved
story and takes detours into the comic, the macabre and the sublime." 3 1/2 stars
- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO
SUN-TIMES
"Tokyo Sonata is bold,
acutely observed and universal."
- Kevin Thomas, THE
LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Tokyo Sonata
speaks to us, with feeling and passion, as one of the most eloquent
statements on the world today that we are likely to see in this
moviegoing year.”
- Andrew Sarris, NEW
YORK OBSERVER
"Tokyo Sonata takes on
increasingly uncanny and timely resonance for an American audience."
- Manohla Dargis, THE
NEW YORK TIMES
A- “Haunting."
- Lisa
Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY
“Tokyo
Sonata enthralls."
- Maggie Lee, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Verges on
awe-inspiring”
- Nick
Schager, SLANT MAGAZINE
“Odd, austere, wry, subtle, explosive, poignant,
gorgeous: Tokyo Sonata
represents contemporary Japanese filmmaking at its best.”
- Mike
Harvkey, NYLON MAGAZINE
“You feel as if you haven’t seen a movie, but lived life.Tokyo Sonata's
been one of the most unexpected surprises of the Un Certain Regard
selection at Cannes this year, and one of the most delightful.”
- James Rocchi, CINEMATICAL
"In Tokyo Sonata, Kurosawa
has fashioned his masterpiece: a biting, sensitive and comprehensible
film that is also human, contemporary and political. (And it
builds to one of the gentlest, most cathartic finales in recent
memory.)"
- Henry
Stewart, THE L MAGAZINE
"Tokyo Sonata is an acutely
perceptive and deeply felt drama with a satirical edge, and universal
resonance right now."
- Jeff
Craig, SIXTY SECOND PREVIEW
"One of the most eccentric and
successful
tragicomedies in recent memory"
- Daniel
Kasman, THE AUTEURS' NOTEBOOK
“Kurosawa is his own man, and his particular mix of melancholy,
anxiety, bone-dry humor, and, finally, grace, is a unique quantity in
cinema.”
- Glenn
Kenny, IFC.COM
“Acutely observed...beautifully
composed”
- FILM FORWARD
"Incredibly poignant and truly lovely."
- Dennis
Dermody, PAPER MAGAZINE
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“Astonishing... an extraordinary work.”
- Carrie Rickey, PHILADELPHIA
INQUIRER
“Brilliantly directed... an
impressive piece of filmmaking.. further
proof of Kurosawa’s assured, deliberate artistry.”
- Chris Wisniewski, REVERSE SHOT, INDIEWIRE
“Pitch-perfect
performances.”
- Derek
Elley, VARIETY
“Elusive, haunting and utterly
masterful.” FIVE STARS
- Ben
Kenigsberg, TIME OUT CHICAGO
“Well-acted, sensitively told.”
- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST
“Miraculous.”
- Anthony Lane, THE NEW YORKER
“Visually lyrical.”
- Amy Taub, ART FORUM
“Unexpectedly moving.”
- Brett Michel, BOSTON PHOENIX
"An astonishing piece of work that left us near-breathless. A+"
- THE PLAYLIST
“Kurosawa…deliver(s) his best film
yet.”
- Jeremy Heilman, MOVIE
MARTYR
“Kurosawa pull(s)
out all the stops…”
- Tom Mes, MIDNIGHT
EYE
“An adventurous work that is both disturbing and ultimately moving.”
- Mark Peranso, GLOBE
AND MAIL
“Embraces an entire oeuvre in its abundance and
supreme uniqueness. Everything in it is astonishing.”
- Jean-Philippe Tessé, CAHIERS DU CINÉMA
“A creative and engaging fable.”
- Frederic
and Mary An Brussatt,, SPIRITUALITY
& PRACTICE
“An elegant, insightful piece of work that stands
among the best films he has made throughout his career.”
- Todd Brown, TWITCHFILM.NET
"...Performances are universally captivating"
- Shimon
Tanaka, THE RUMPUS.NET
"Quietly ominous, oddly funny"
- Troy
Patterson, SPIN.COM
"Kurosawa understands
the beauty of simple visual metaphor like no
other director."
- Jeremy
Walker, MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS |
