Tokyo Sonata scene depicts Kenji performing "Clair de Lune" from the Suite bergamasque at his audition with Megumi, Ryūhei, and his piano teacher watching. His performance is flawless. Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, while Nick Schager of "Slant Magazine" gave it 3 out of 4 stars. Christopher Bourne of "Meniscus Magazine" said, "Kurosawa's latest film, "Tokyo Sonata", is his best in quite a few years, a truly frightening work that achieves its effects without resorting to tired genre mechanics." He also wrote that "Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' may well have never been put to
Le voyage dans la lune (operetta) of the show, whose première raised 3,898 francs, led to the theatre's receipts passing 10,018 francs with its seventh performance. "Le Voyage dans la Lune" left its mark on the year in which it first appeared : seven Parisian winter revues in 1875-1876 made reference to it ("Voyage de la Lune à Paris", "Mme Angot dans la Lune", "Le Voyage du Soleil", "Les Voyageurs pour Belleville", "Les Voyageurs pour la Lune", "Allons voir la Lune, mon gars !", "La Lune à Paris"). The rôle of "Caprice" was portrayed by Mme Peschard from 16 December 1875 until 16 February 1876, since