Top 20 movies like Tokyo Sonata

Tokyo Sonata

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.

トウキョウソナタ is of 2 hour(s) and 0 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Films, Fortissimo Films, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Entertainment Farm. It was released on 2008-09-27. It has the tagline: Every family has its secrets. It has an average vote of 7.325 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa (Une femme en Afrique)

Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa

A man invites a woman to share his room in a hostel and gradually falls in love with her.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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2. Raak (Raak)

Raak

Small events in the lives of three people eventually lead to the moment at which a boy throws a rock from a bridge to hit a car. Small, unimportant causes can have big consequences.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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3. Café Lumière (珈琲時光)

Café Lumière

Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko keeps everyone at arm's length, whether it's her father and stepmother or Hajime, the owner of a small bookstore who could be the father of her unborn child. Yoko seems most at home when she's riding the train, speeding around the city with only her thoughts to entertain her.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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4. Journey to the Shore (岸辺の旅)

Journey to the Shore

Mizuki’s husband Yusuke went missing for 3 years. He suddenly comes back home one day and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel. While travelling together, Misuki sees, touches and feels what Yusuke did for those 3 years.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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5. The Delinquents (Los delincuentes)

The Delinquents

Morán works as a clerk in a bank in Buenos Aires. He is as good as invisible to his colleagues. Over dinner with his colleague Román, Morán tells him that he stole exactly $650,000, which is exactly double what he would have made until his retirement. He plans to turn himself in, but not before offering Román to split the money if agrees to hide it for the duration of his incarceration.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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6. The Notebook (A Nagy Füzet)

The Notebook

In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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7. The Windshield Wiper

The Windshield Wiper

Inside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?". A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.

It has an average vote of 7.073 on TMDB.

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8. Exiled (放‧逐)

Exiled

A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.

It has an average vote of 7.292 on TMDB.

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9. Oh Lucy! (オー・ルーシー!)

Oh Lucy!

A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.

It has an average vote of 6.68 on TMDB.

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10. Panda! Go Panda! (パンダコパンダ)

Panda! Go Panda!

The plot follows Mimiko, a bright little girl left alone when her grandmother leaves on a trip. Making a few stops at some local stores, Mimiko comes home to her house in a bamboo grove and finds a baby panda named Panny sleeping on the back doorstep. She quickly makes friends with the little panda, and invites him in for a drink. His father, PapaPanda, soon comes to visit, and they decide to become a family after PapaPanda offers to.

It has an average vote of 6.263 on TMDB.

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11. Yes or No (Yes or No อยากรัก ก็รักเลย)

Yes or No

Pie is a sweet girl who moves into a new college dorm room where she finds out that her new roommate Kim, is a tomboy who looks and dress like a boy. As their friendship develops, Pie and Kim begin to wonder if the feeling they feel for one another is just an ordinary friendship or true love.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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12. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

It has an average vote of 7.888 on TMDB.

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13. So Long, My Son (地久天长)

So Long, My Son

Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.

It has an average vote of 7.82 on TMDB.

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14. Marguerite's Theorem (Le théorème de Marguerite)

Marguerite's Theorem

Marguerite is a young and brilliant mathematician, the only girl in her class at the ENS, entirely devoted to her passion. The day she discovers an error in her thesis, she is devastated. In a dizzy spell, she leaves the school, wipes out the past. She then dives into the real world, discovers autonomy, befriends the young Léa, and makes love for the first time. Grown by her experiences, it is in this new momentum that she will find the solution to her theorem.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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15. Peppermint Candy (박하사탕)

Peppermint Candy

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.

It has an average vote of 7.498 on TMDB.

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16. Still Walking (歩いても 歩いても)

Still Walking

Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.

It has an average vote of 7.726 on TMDB.

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17. Happiness (Le Bonheur)

Happiness

A young husband and father, perfectly content with his life, falls in love with another woman.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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18. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの消失)

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi start preparing everything for the party, such as costumes and decorations. But a couple of days later, Kyon arrives at school only to find that Haruhi is missing. Not only that, but Mikuru claims she has never known Kyon before, Koizumi is also missing, and Yuki has become the sole member of the literature club. The SOS Brigade seems to have never existed, nor has Haruhi Suzumiya. No one in the school has ever heard about her… except for Kyon.

It has an average vote of 7.857 on TMDB.

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19. Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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20. Cure (キュア)

Cure

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere...

It has an average vote of 7.436 on TMDB.

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