Tony Takitani
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- Movie: Tony Takitani
- Japanese: トニー滝谷
- Director: Jun Ichikawa
- Writer: Haruki Murakami (Novel), Jun Ichikawa
- Producer: Naoki Hashimoto
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: January 29, 2005
- Runtime: 75 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
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.
Tony Takitani had a solitary childhood. Being alone was normal since his mother died young and his father was always away with his jazz band. At school he studied art, but while his sketches are accurate and detailed they lack feeling. Used to being self-sufficient, Tony seems to find emotions illogical and immature.
After finding his true vocation as a technical illustrator, he becomes fascinated by Eiko, a client who in turn is fascinated by high end fashion. Eventually he marries her, and his life changes. He feels vibrantly alive and for the first time he understands and fears loneliness. But her obsession with designer clothes begins to worry him. When he asks her to economize, the consequences are tragic.
Cast
- Issei Ogata - Tony Takitani, Shozaburo Takitani
- Rie Miyazawa - Konuma Eiko, Hisako
- Shinohara Takahumi - Young Tony Takitani
- Hidetoshi Nishijima - Narrator (voice)
- Yumi Endo
- Shizuka Moriyama
- Sayuri Oyamada
- Nao Nekota
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