Tony Takitani
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jun Ichikawa
Issey Ogata
Rie Miyazawa
Takahumi Shinohara
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Yasuo Hashimoto
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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 were accurate and detailed they lacked feeling. Used to being self-sufficient, Tony seemed to find emotions illogical and immature. After finding his true vocation as a technical illustrator, he becomes fascinated by Eiko whom he marries. His life changes, he feels vibrantly alive and for the first time, he understands and fears loneliness. But Eiko has one big problem, an all-consuming obsession for designer clothes. Overwhelmed by the ever-increasing grip of her fixation she buys more and more outfits. Tony begins to worry. When he asks her to resist her compulsions, the consequences are tragic. Alone again, Tony sits 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 her measurements perfectly.
Director
Jun Ichikawa
Crew
Yasuo Hashimoto
Yasuo Hashimoto
Shinsuke Higuchi
Taishi Hirokawa
Jun Ichikawa
Motoki Ishida
Michio Koshikawa
Kondo Machiko
Hujii Makiko
Haruki Murakami
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Tomoo Sanjo
Takahashi Shimako
Hirao Shun
Keiko Yonezawa
Ichida Yoshikazu
Hisamichi Yuki
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 2004
Released in United States August 26, 2005
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States June 2005
Released in United States on Video January 31, 2006
Released in United States Summer July 29, 2005
Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 16-26, 2005.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (competition) August 4-14, 2004.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Competition) January 20-30, 2005.
Strand Releasing acquired North American distribution rights at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)
Released in United States on Video January 31, 2006
Released in United States June 2005 (Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 16-26, 2005.)
Released in United States Summer July 29, 2005
Released in United States August 2004 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (competition) August 4-14, 2004.)
Released in United States August 26, 2005 (Los Angeles)
