In Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata, the four members of the Sasaki family are followed intimately after a tragic event befalls the father at the beginning of the film. Due to the catastrophic nature of the event, audiences are quickly exposed to the Sasaki family's individual secrets and how a family's values ​​might be perceived as decaying in modern Japan. As the story progresses, each family member encounters or exposes their own obstacles in life, leading to a conclusion that is ultimately left open to the viewer's perception. Within minutes of starting, the father, Ryuhei, walks away from his job rather than be abandoned. laid off in the near future (due to the growing practice of outsourcing). To avoid the dishonor of this event, Ryuhei cleverly hides his unemployment from his family. Ryuhei is seen leaving for work every day in a suit and tie and returning late at night, just as he would have previously. Yet, the truth is an attempt to overcome his unemployment and potential dishonor in the eyes of his family and community. Even when the unemployment problem is solved, Ryuhei continues to avoid the truth. As the former director of a large company, Ryuhei expects more meaningful employment, but struggles to accept his fate as a simple janitor of a shopping mall. All these obstacles negatively affect the character, as seen in his attitude towards his family, both his wife and children. A horrible consequence of Ryuhei's anger comes when the family receives a letter from their youngest son's (Kenji) teacher asking them to allow him to attend music school. Kenji eventually ends up in the hospital due to his father's overwhelming anger. This only escalates further… midway through the paper… or Kenji, his path to overcoming his father's disapproval of playing the piano is a little more creative. Kenji, who receives a lunch allowance, decides to take the lunch money and use it to pay for secret piano lessons. These lessons eventually pay off as Kenji is apparently a budding pianist and appears to gain his father's approval as the film ends during a piano recital. In Tokyo Sonata, all four members of the Sasaki family are presented with interesting obstacles that each must overcome or solve. in their own way. The Sasaki family values ​​are being questioned in a way that certainly describes a growing trend in our world, where family values ​​are slowly disintegrating and people accept individual values ​​over family ones. In conclusion, the Sasakis appear to be on the right path towards reunification, but the reality is not clearly delineated.