I don't know much about Japanese cinema. The last Japanese film I saw was Kagemusha, by Kurosawa. Tony Takitani is in a completely different vein. Not a big epic - only 3 actors, one of them a voice only. It's really all about loneliness (and shopping addiction!). It's a quiet movie, with the colours washed out, and very little action. But it's beautifully done. I love the way each scene moves, scrolling from right to left, each set framed by those big windows with no glass, which the breeze seems to be constantly blowing through. It's a simple story - Tony Takitani is all alone, but he does not feel lonely until he's loved and lost. He tries to recapture the feeling, but his heart is not in it. That's more or less it.
Far far from Hollywood movies (more about those later), but such a beautiful film.
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