Due to his Western name Tony was shunned by other kids and spent a solitary childhood. Though gifted as an artist his drawings lacked feeling so as an adult he carved a career as a technical illustrator. Then in middle age Tony suddenly falls for a pretty young woman Eiko Konuma who visits him one day on business. Eiko is like an angel in Tony's daily existence and for the first time in his life he feels connected to the outside world. However Eiko does have one fault: she
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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 Unemotional and withdrawn, Tony starts to come out of his shell when he becomes obsessed with the beautiful Eiko (Rie Miyazawa), a young woman who is in turn obsessed with high fashion.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.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tony Takitani is a simple undemanding mechanical draftsman who lives a lonely existence His mother died shortly after he was born and his father is a jazz musician who is rarely around But when Tony meets the young and beautiful Eiko he falls for her instantly despite their 15-year age difference Their friendship slowly develops into love and Tony soon discovers that Eiko is a shopaholic who cannot stop buying clothing When tragedy strikes Tony is forced to look at his life in a whole different way Based on a short story published in The New Yorker written by Japanese best-selling author Haruki Murakami (&39;Norwegian Wood&39; &39;Kafka On The Shore&39;)
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