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Tony Takitani (2004)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (1,433 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jun Ichikawa
Writers:
Jun Ichikawa (writer)
Haruki Murakami (novel)
Release Date:
29 January 2005 (Japan) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Simplicity on the subject of loneliness. A shade of "grey" more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Issei Ogata ... Tony Takitani, Shozaburo Takitani
Rie Miyazawa ... Konuma Eiko, Hisako
Shinohara Takahumi ... Young Tony Takitani
Hidetoshi Nishijima ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yumi Endo
Shizuka Moriyama
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Directed by
Jun Ichikawa 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jun Ichikawa  writer
Haruki Murakami  novel

Produced by
Motoki Ishida .... producer
Yonezawa Keiko .... executive producer
Michio Koshikawa .... associate producer (as Koshikawa Michio)
 
Original Music by
Ryuichi Sakamoto 
 
Cinematography by
Taishi Hirokawa 
 
Film Editing by
Tomoh Sanjo 
 
Art Direction by
Yoshikazu Ichida 
 
Sound Department
Yasuo Hashimoto .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Takeshi Nakasu .... lighting technician
 
Editorial Department
Kenji Tanabe .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Fernando Aponte .... score mixer
Fernando Aponte .... score recordist
 


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Additional Details

Runtime:
76 min | Switzerland:75 min | USA:75 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Company:
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References Vertigo (1958) more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Simplicity on the subject of loneliness. A shade of "grey", 8 May 2006
8/10
Author: arvy from United Kingdom

This is a slow, deliberate film on the subject of loss (and loneliness) The first few minutes don't exactly imbue you with confidence, and strike very much as a "pseuds" corner speciality.

The filmmaker and the droll narrator however save you and produce a gentle portrait of a man who lives through loneliness.

There are woman involved too, but the cast is sparse.

I have read other users mention melancholy in their reviews. I disagree with this. This is a film simply shot and with a gentle simple piano score attached to it. There are no vibrant colours but it is just as visually enchanting as the "The thin red line" even for it greyness.

It is the strength of the characters that however keep you engaged.

Watch this.

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