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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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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.
usaextrafancy
4Feb12
I love the beautiful and consistent visual language of this film. Nice adaptation.
fuck french ppl n the language
16Jan12
"By marrying her, Tony Takitani brought the lonely period of his life to an end. There was something odd for him about not feeling lonely. The very fact that he had ceased to be lonely caused him to fear the possibility of becoming lonely again. The question haunted him: What would he do? Sometimes this fear would make him break out in a cold sweat."
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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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