The winds of change blow through an ordinary Tokyo family as they grapple with unemployment, alienation, mistrust and a growing lack of communication. When salaryman Ryuhei unexpectedly loses his job to outsourcing, he decides to conceal the truth from his family and continues leaving home every morning as though nothing has happened. Meanwhile, his youngest son secretly takes piano lessons against his father's wishes. As each member of the family retreats into their own private world, their carefully maintained domestic life begins to unravel.

TOKYO SONATA is shown in Japanese with English subtitles.