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Tony Takitani · LeviOsa

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2004·12

Loneliness is a prison.

Drama1h 17m

🍅88%

🍅

88%

Tomatometer

🍿

82%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

A reclusive illustrator falls in love with a young woman who addictively shops for clothing.

Trailers

2 videos

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Tony Takitani - Official US Trailer

トニー滝谷

トニー滝谷

Details

DirectorJun Ichikawa

ReleasedAug 11, 2004

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12KR

Studios

BreathWilco Co.

Cast

Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata

Tony Takitani / Shozaburo Takitani

Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Konuma Eiko / Hisako

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Narrator

Miho Fujima

Miho Fujima

Hisako's Sister

Mari Hayashida

Mari Hayashida

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Takafumi Shinohara

Young Tony Takitani

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Metrograph

Strand Releasing Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Despite its deceptive wispiness, this delicately lovely and melancholy film about loneliness has a haunting power.”

88% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

J

J. R. Jones

RTChicago ReaderJun 28, 2022

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

E

Ed Gonzalez

RTSlant MagazineJan 14, 2006

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

K

Kristin Tillotson

RTMinneapolis Star TribuneDec 8, 2005

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.

M

Mark Schilling

RTJapan TimesMar 12, 2026

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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Information

Title

Tony Takitani

Released

Aug 11, 2004

Rated

12

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 17m

Status

Released

Studios

Breath, Wilco Co.

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