Tony Takitani

Name: Tony Takitani
Genre: Drama
Released: July 29, 2005
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 80

2005

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Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: July 29, 2005

Summary: Alone and self-sufficient since childhood, Tony shuns emotions as illogical and immature. After finding his true vocation as a technical illustrator, he becomes fascinated with Eiko, whom he marries. His life changes, he feels vibrantly alive, and for the first time, he understands and fears loneliness. But when Eiko's all consumingAlone and self-sufficient since childhood, Tony shuns emotions as illogical and immature. After finding his true vocation as a technical illustrator, he becomes fascinated with Eiko, whom he marries. His life changes, he feels vibrantly alive, and for the first time, he understands and fears loneliness. But when Eiko's all consuming obsession for designer clothes ends in tragedy, Tony finds himself alone again, sitting in his wife's closet, gazing at her treasured couture pieces, the whispering ghosts of her soul. Finally, Tony places an ad in the paper searching for a woman who fits Eiko's measurements perfectly. (Strand Releasing)… Expand

Director: Jun Ichikawa

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 75 min

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100

Neva Chonin

A visual poem. Read full review

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Owen Gleiberman

It's a quiet dream of a movie, a vision of loneliness giving way to love, then to loneliness again; it's like "Vertigo" remade in a sedately haunted style of Japanese lyricism. Read full review

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David Sterritt

The movie's underlying theme is the complex relationship between objects and memories, worked out through a taut, compelling story and superbly understated acting. Ryuichi Sakamoto composed the atmospheric score. Read full review

Ella Taylor

This gossamer work is one of the loveliest examples of minimalist cinema I've seen in a long time. Read full review

Marrit Ingman

It recommends itself best to viewers who can appreciate its novelty and roll with the risks it takes. Read full review

Wesley Morris

The film itself is also a beautiful work of art, exquisitely framed and precisely envisioned. Read full review

Eric Campos

You really have to be in the right mood to sit through Tony Takitani. You have to be ready to take in a thoroughly depressing story that moves...very...slowly. Read full review

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JabezM.

Dec 5, 2006

This film, while admittedly short on narrative and action, has some of the most beautiful and haunting images I have ever seen in a film. They remain with me more than a year after viewing. With the proper mindset and expectations, Tony Takitani is richly rewarding.