Tony Takitani

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Tony Takitani

2004

1h 15m

Drama

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2,500+ Ratings

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

Jun 28, 2022

Quiet and subdued but finally heartrending, this Japanese drama by Jun Ichikawa goes bone-deep into its title character...

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Jan 14, 2006

2/4

Ichikawa evokes the heady and suffocating effect of the past playing irrevocable catch-up with itself.

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Kristin Tillotson

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Dec 8, 2005

3/4

An ethereal modern fable without a moral, Tony Takatani seeps into the soul and lingers. For filmgoers in search of a quietly absorbing escape, it might be the perfect holiday-movie antidote.

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Mark Schilling

Japan Times

Mar 12, 2026

5/5

Filmed in muted colors and proceeding at a deliberate pace, “Tony Takitani” envelops us in Tony’s isolated existence with every frame.

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Dec 8, 2021

I struggled a bit with Tony Takitani...

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Katie Duggan

Film Daze

Jul 27, 2020

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.

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Jul 20, 2014

"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

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Jul 16, 2014

Great story with a beautiful design. Lovely independent film from Japan.

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Jan 31, 2014

Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami. Dull.

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Sep 21, 2013

The ideal way to adapt a Murakami story. The score by Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of my favorite scores

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Jan 6, 2013

The best adaptation of Murakami's work so far though there aren't many either.

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Oct 13, 2012

not sure if I enjoyed it but it was very Moody and emotional it made me think about me and my life.

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Jun Ichikawa

Director

Issei Ogata

Tony Takitani

Rie Miyazawa

Konuma Eiko

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Narrator

Yumi Endô

Actor

Shinohara Takahumi

Young Tony

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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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