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Tony Takitani
Japan
2004
76 Min
Color
1.85:1
Japanese
Subtitled in English
Audio in Japanese
Synopsis
Due to his Western name, Tony was shunned by other kids and spent a solitary childhood. Though gifted as an artist, his drawings lacked feeling, so as an adult, he carved a career as a technical illustrator. Then in middle age, Tony suddenly falls for a pretty young woman, Eiko Konuma, who visits him one day on business. Eiko is like an angel in Tony’s daily existence, and for the first time in his life, he feels connected to the outside world. However, Eiko does have one fault: she’s a clothing shopaholic. Confusion also begins to develop when it appears that Eiko has a double. –IMDb
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Jun Ichikawa
Jun Ichikawa (市川 準 Ichikawa Jun?, 25 November 1948 – 19 September 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first an award-winning director of television commercials before adding filmmaking to his creative activities.His most famous film outside of Japan was Tony Takitani, an adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage after suddenly collapsing at a restaurant, shortly before his latest film, Buy a Suit, was to premier at the Tokyo International Film Festival. —Wikipedia
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lola
16May12
Love the mood of this film. I did not read this Murakami's story and didn't find it necessary to understand the film. The end seems open but what i truly care is that Tony's heart changes thanks to this experience. At the beginning he attached himself to objects as his wife did, only diferent ones. In concious lonliness he seems to reach his own feelings and because of that he chooses now a diferent woman.
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sea-of-ether
19Mar12
I recommend reading the short story first. I love the minimalism of the visuals, sounds and story.
tiagovitoria
11Mar12
A very interesting essay about the different approaches we can do when filming. Tony Takitani is a compound between classic japanese cinema (front shots, camera at floor level...) and a new way of storytelling through a narrator who's responsible not to let the spectator lose the attention. The beginning background is one of the most beautiful sequences I've ever seen.
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giovanni2046
8Feb12
A classic contemporary japanese movie. Few dialogues and minimal screenplay but not so boring. There is an emotional path the best actor do. I though not to reach the end of it but I enjoy till the end.
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Tony Takitani. by Jun Ichikawa (2004). R1 USA DVD January 10th 2006.
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
A 2004 film we’ve had snippets about around here, and one that has also recieved (recently) a subtitled Japanese DVD (expensive, rememeber). So, sticking this one on my list for January – a nice USA DVD
Tony Takitani. by Jun Ichikawa (2004). R1 USA DVD January 10th 2006.
By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
A 2004 film we’ve had snippets about around here, and one that has also recieved (recently) a subtitled Japanese DVD (expensive, rememeber). So, sticking this one on my list for January – a nice USA DVD
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Slow-paced brilliance
By Pio Rasch-Halvorsen on November 30, 2009
I was a bit sceptical when I saw that the short story by Murakami had been turned into a full-length feature film. Having read the story, I could not imagine how it could justify a running time of… read review
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By Giada Pesce on July 14, 2009
A detailed display of human feelings. Tony’s wife fills “what she misses inside” with clothes while his dad does the same with music and records. Tony doesn’t have the same need. And when both his… read review
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