
Tokyo Sonata(2008)
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.


Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at her wits' end, but there in front of her is a bus stop that stands slightly brightly in the darkness, illuminated only by the streetlights.

Yuka Itaya
Michiko Kitabayashi

Ayaka Onishi
Chiharu Terajima

Takahiro Miura
Satoshi Okawara

Yuya Matsuura

Ruby Moreno
Maria

Reiko Kataoka

Shiori Doi

Tasuku Emoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Mariko Tsutsui
No Place to Go is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of homelessness, bus stop, loss of job, unemployment, homeless, unemployed. Directed by Banmei Takahashi, it stars Yuka Itaya, Ayaka Onishi, Takahiro Miura. Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at her wits' end, but there in front of her is a bus stop that stands slightly brightly in the darkness, illuminated only by the streetlights.
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