Tony Takitani

Official Selection, Sundance 2005, based on a story by acclaimed novelist Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore). 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 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.