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Director Jun Ichikawa adapts this story by acclaimed writer Haruki Muraki. Tony Takitani (Issei Ogata) had a solitary childhood and is almost entirely self-contained. Unemotional and withdrawn, Tony starts to come out of his shell when he becomes obsessed with the beautiful Eiko (Rie Miyazawa), a young woman who is in turn obsessed with high fashion. When the get married everything seems to be going well, but then Tony starts to experience the previously unknown emotions of fear and loneliness when he worries that Eiko's obsession with designer clothes will cause her to leave him.
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An award-winning and unprecedented film adaptation of the work of internationally-acclaimed author, HARUKI MURAKAMI, director JUN ICHIKAWA brings to the screen Murakami's emotive tale of solitude and obsession accompanied by a haunting original soundtrack from Academy Award-winning composer and musician, RYUICHI SAKAMOTO. Starring ISSEY OGATA and RIE MIYAZAWA, this unique film is one of the finest adaptations of the work of a major writer ever brought to the screen.
Tony Takitani had a solitary childhood. Used to being self-sufficient, Tony seems to find emotions illogical and immature; until he meets and becomes fascinated by Eiko, a woman who in turn is fascinated by high end fashion.
Eventually Tony marries Eiko, and his life changes. He feels vibrantly alive and for the first time he understands, and fears, loneliness. But Eiko's obsession with designer clothes begins to worry Tony. When he asks her to economize, the consequences are tragic.
DVD bonus features include the documentary film "The Making of Tony Takitani", a stills gallery and theatrical trailer.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By The Sponge
Format:DVD
I originally read the Murakami short story as part of his Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman collection aware of the fact that the short story had been filmed. After reading, I was intrigued as to how someone could create a lengthy piece of celluloid from the very short and enigmatic source material.
Jun Ichikawa has done a marvellous job of capturing the essence of the original short story and uses the cinematic artform to add a different perspective on the themes of love, loss, loneliness that the book explores. The film is very simply and beautifully filmed, moments of stillness and rather brave scenes in real time reminiscent of Omar Sharif's Desert entrance in Lawrence of Arabia ground the film and give it a sense of events occurring in the moment.
It's an absolute joy to watch - simple and beautiful
Jun Ichikawa has done a marvellous job of capturing the essence of the original short story and uses the cinematic artform to add a different perspective on the themes of love, loss, loneliness that the book explores. The film is very simply and beautifully filmed, moments of stillness and rather brave scenes in real time reminiscent of Omar Sharif's Desert entrance in Lawrence of Arabia ground the film and give it a sense of events occurring in the moment.
It's an absolute joy to watch - simple and beautiful
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Room For A View
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Format:DVD
What I liked about this film was the successful manner in which the director adapted a Murakami story about a man who has spent most of his life alone, albeit briefly puntuated by an all consuming love for a designer textile addict! For me the dreamy, poetic visuals encapsulate the enigmatic sadness of the principle character (there are a few very touching scenes, particularly when Tony is a boy), voiceovers reveal the internal dialogue of characters and the hypnotic cinematography gently moves the viewer from one scene to another (like turning the pages of a book). This is not a film for those viewers wanting answers, instead Ichikawa presents Murakami's hero as a perpetually socially isolated individual who may or may not be a victim of destiny. Certainly fate deals Tony a bad hand but his ability to carry on without descending into a pit of misanthropy and long term despair is surprising. Perhaps the room full of clothes is a metaphor for lives crowded with consumer aspirations but empty of meaning.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. A. Eyon
Format:DVD
an unexpected film experience - it exerts a gentle tug
the lead character Tony Takitani got an american name from his jazz obsessed father - where even his family name comes last - in the western style - but none of that has anything to do with the plot
the plot is a love story - between tony - a middle aged man - and a slightly younger woman - a woman obsessed with clothes - much more than usual
of the plot - i'll say no more
this movie has a style - call it "minimalist"
depleted color - grainy photography - much slow panning - stark yet striking visuals - tinkling piano - droning voiceover doing most of the talking
all at seemingly half speed - until the credits role after 1 hour and 11 minutes
the lead character Tony Takitani got an american name from his jazz obsessed father - where even his family name comes last - in the western style - but none of that has anything to do with the plot
the plot is a love story - between tony - a middle aged man - and a slightly younger woman - a woman obsessed with clothes - much more than usual
of the plot - i'll say no more
this movie has a style - call it "minimalist"
depleted color - grainy photography - much slow panning - stark yet striking visuals - tinkling piano - droning voiceover doing most of the talking
all at seemingly half speed - until the credits role after 1 hour and 11 minutes
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but possibly irrelevant
On its own merits, this is a well acted, well directed and genuinely haunting film. The original Murakami story has been well adapted to the screen, simply by hardly changing it... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2006 by D. Overton
1.0 out of 5 stars
An impotent movie at best
Featuring the slenderest of story lines, characters you know only the most basic and clunky information about and eventually gain no insight into their lives, this "movie" is... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by ruairi.d
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