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Tony Takitani

Play trailer Poster for Tony Takitani Released Aug 11, 2004 1h 15m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A reclusive illustrator (Issei Ogata) falls in love with a young woman (Rie Miyazawa) who addictively shops for clothing.
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Despite its deceptive wispiness, this delicately lovely and melancholy film about loneliness has a haunting power.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Quiet and subdued but finally heartrending, this Japanese drama by Jun Ichikawa goes bone-deep into its title character... Jun 28, 2022 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 May 6, 2006 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Ichikawa evokes the heady and suffocating effect of the past playing irrevocable catch-up with itself. Rated: 2/4 Jan 14, 2006 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) I struggled a bit with Tony Takitani... Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Katie Duggan Film Daze This delicate meditation on memory and grief offers no definitive answers or resounding chords, exercising restraint as it tries to exorcise the ghosts of the past. Jul 27, 2020 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia It is a very contemplative film about loneliness, memory and the priceless moments that are lost in time. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jul 20, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member "Even the vivid emotions he had once cherished fell back, as if retreating from the province of his mind. Like a mist in the breeze, his memories changed shape, and with each change they grew fainter. Each memory was now the shadow of a shadow of a shadow. The only thing that remained tangible to him was the sense of absence." - Haruki Murakami, Tony Takitani Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Great story with a beautiful design. Lovely independent film from Japan. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami. Dull. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The ideal way to adapt a Murakami story. The score by Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of my favorite scores Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member The best adaptation of Murakami's work so far though there aren't many either. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member not sure if I enjoyed it but it was very Moody and emotional it made me think about me and my life. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jun Ichikawa

Director

Issei Ogata

Tony Takitani

Rie Miyazawa

Konuma Eiko

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Narrator

Yumi Endô

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Shinohara Takahumi

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A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. A scene from the film TONY TAKITANI directed by Jun Ichikawa. View more photos

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Synopsis A reclusive illustrator (Issei Ogata) falls in love with a young woman (Rie Miyazawa) who addictively shops for clothing.
Director
Jun Ichikawa
Screenwriter
Jun Ichikawa
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Wilco Co. Ltd.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 2005
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 10, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$129.2K
Runtime
1h 15m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.37:1)
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