In the film Tokyo Sonata, what social conditions are reflected in the circumstances of each character (Ryūhei, Megumi, Takashi, Kenji) in the Sasaki family? 1) Mathews, Gordon. “7. Can ‘a Real Man’ Live for His Family?” Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan: Dislocating the Salaryman Doxa. Ed. James E. Robertson and Nobue Suzuki. London: Routledge, 2003. 109-25. Print. 2) Dasgupta, Romit. “Re-imagining the ‘post-bubble’ Family in Tokyo Sonata and Hush!” Configurations of Family in Contemporary Japan. London and New York: Routledge, 2015. 9-20. Print.)
