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
Droit de suite and their families, had suffered from the war, and "droit de suite" was a means to remedy socially difficult situations. According to Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, "droit de suite" was created in France following the sale of Millet's 1858 painting, the "Angélus", in 1889 at the Secretan sale. The owner of the painting made a huge profit from this sale, whereas the family of the artist lived in poverty. The 2001/84/EC directive mandates a somewhat uniform system of "droit de suite" across the European Union. This directive is controversial in the United Kingdom. In France, this system is in force