Sachiko Tanaka was born in Tokyo in 1972 and is a graduate of the Department of Aesthetics and Art History at Tokyo University of the Arts. Sachiko studied under Kiyoshi Kurosawa at Tokyo University and her first feature film was Tokyo Sonata (2008). 

Accolades

Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Max Mannix and Sachiko Tanaka
Best Screenplay, 2008

Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Max Mannix and Sachiko Tanaka

Best Screenplay, 2008

Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Max Mannix and Sachiko Tanaka

Tokyo Sonata

Max Mannix is an acclaimed screenwriter and former professional Australian rugby player who co-wrote and co-directed Dance of the Dragon and more recently was the writer/director on Rain…

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Films

Tokyo Sonata
2008

Tokyo Sonata

Japan, Netherlands
2008

Tokyo Sonata

Ryûhei Sasaki (Teruyuki Kagawa) is keeping a secret from his wife, Megumi (Kyôko Koizumi), and his two teenage sons. Even though he leaves the house…

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