1. That's good.Copy !req
2. How about using some more colors?Copy !req
3. Tony.Copy !req
4. Yes?Copy !req
5. Tony Takitani's real name was...Copy !req
6. It really was Tony Takitani.Copy !req
7. Tony's fatherCopy !req
8. was Takitani Shozaburo,Copy !req
9. a jazz musician.Copy !req
10. Right before the Pacific War began,Copy !req
11. Shozaburo caused some troubleCopy !req
12. and made his way
from Tokyo to China.Copy !req
13. Takitani passed the violent war years,Copy !req
14. breezily playing tromboneCopy !req
15. in a Shanghai night club.Copy !req
16. And when the war ended,Copy !req
17. his longstanding ties with
shady characters caught up with him,Copy !req
18. and they locked him upCopy !req
19. in prison for a long time.Copy !req
20. Most of his fellow prisonersCopy !req
21. were executed, one after another,Copy !req
22. with hardly any benefit of a trial.Copy !req
23. The executions always took place
at two in the afternoon.Copy !req
24. One day,Copy !req
25. without warning,Copy !req
26. they'd drag him to the courtyard, too,
and shoot him in the headCopy !req
27. with an automatic rifle.Copy !req
28. In that place, the boundary
between life and death...Copy !req
29. Was as slim as a single strand of hair.Copy !req
30. Takitani ShozaburoCopy !req
31. returned to Japan,
no more than a bag of bones,Copy !req
32. in the springCopy !req
33. of 1946.Copy !req
34. He found his homeCopy !req
35. had been destroyed
in the firebombing, and his parentsCopy !req
36. and his only brother,Copy !req
37. lost to the same fate.Copy !req
38. In other words, he was then...Copy !req
39. utterly alone in the world.Copy !req
40. Eventually,Copy !req
41. he married a distant relative
on his mother's side.Copy !req
42. A year after they were married,
they had a baby boy,Copy !req
43. and three days
after the child's birth,Copy !req
44. his mother died.Copy !req
45. Her death came abruptly,Copy !req
46. as did her cremation.Copy !req
47. An American Major,
a friend of Takitani's,Copy !req
48. consoled him for the loss
of his wife like family.Copy !req
49. And the Major said,Copy !req
50. "You should name your kid
Tony, after me".Copy !req
51. What with American influence
likely to endure,Copy !req
52. the idea of giving his son
an American name seemed...Copy !req
53. Not half bad.Copy !req
54. That's what Shozaburo thoughtCopy !req
55. Not half bad, Tony Takitani...Copy !req
56. Not half bad...Copy !req
57. And yet,Copy !req
58. because of that American name,Copy !req
59. whenever Tony introduced himself,Copy !req
60. people looked at him oddly...Copy !req
61. Some even got mad.Copy !req
62. Tony TakitaniCopy !req
63. was a boy who kept to himself
for this and other reasons.Copy !req
64. For as long as he could remember,Copy !req
65. his father was off touring
with his band.Copy !req
66. Spending time alone
was the most natural thingCopy !req
67. in the world for Tony.Copy !req
68. When he was young,Copy !req
69. a housekeeper looked after him,Copy !req
70. but once he started junior high,Copy !req
71. he cooked for himself,Copy !req
72. locked upCopy !req
73. and went to bed on his own.Copy !req
74. I'll take care
of my own supper tomorrow.Copy !req
75. I see, bye.Copy !req
76. Good night.Copy !req
77. Good night.Copy !req
78. I never thought
I was especially lonely.Copy !req
79. TONY TAKITANICopy !req
80. You need to do
Self Criticism on that.Copy !req
81. That's what you think,
and we're staying back, so we're fine,Copy !req
82. but who knows about next year...Copy !req
83. You're good,Copy !req
84. but I don't feel any warmth.Copy !req
85. That just makes you
a capitalist running dog.Copy !req
86. That's a little extreme, isn't it?Copy !req
87. That's flawed logic.Copy !req
88. What's flawed about it?Copy !req
89. Tony couldn't fathom
the value of the kinds of paintingsCopy !req
90. his classmates argued over,Copy !req
91. paintings
imbued with artistry or ideology.Copy !req
92. To him, such paintings
were just immature,Copy !req
93. and ugly.Copy !req
94. And inaccurate.Copy !req
95. Have you ever gone out
with a woman?Copy !req
96. I did,Copy !req
97. but we broke up.Copy !req
98. Ever considered marriage?Copy !req
99. Never.Copy !req
100. Right...Copy !req
101. Did Hayashida already go home?Copy !req
102. He left half an hour ago.Copy !req
103. I thought I'd have lunch with him...Copy !req
104. How's things?Copy !req
105. Oh, looks good, OK.Copy !req
106. Listen,Copy !req
107. the axis of an ellipse...Copy !req
108. Tony was best at drawing machines.Copy !req
109. His detailed renditions
of cars, radios, and enginesCopy !req
110. were more scrupulous
than anyone else's.Copy !req
111. That he became an illustrator...Copy !req
112. Was only natural.Copy !req
113. We're in the red for the second half.Copy !req
114. Yes, well, the price of paints rose...Copy !req
115. In paints and in paper,
our expenses have increasedCopy !req
116. along with our staff.Copy !req
117. From magazine covers
to advertising illustrations,Copy !req
118. Tony accepted any job
related to mechanics.Copy !req
119. The work was agreeableCopy !req
120. and the money was good.Copy !req
121. I'm off.Copy !req
122. Heading home.Copy !req
123. I'm sorry I kept you waiting.Copy !req
124. Come inside.Copy !req
125. Thank you.Copy !req
126. Here are the layouts you sent me.Copy !req
127. There's A, B and C...Copy !req
128. This one...Copy !req
129. is A.Copy !req
130. This one's B...Copy !req
131. and C's...Copy !req
132. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
133. - And there's D and E.
- Yes, I'll take them.Copy !req
134. You're new, right?Copy !req
135. Yes, I'm Konuma Eiko.Copy !req
136. It's nice to meet you.Copy !req
137. Oh, likewise.Copy !req
138. I'll look after these, then.Copy !req
139. She was like a bird taking flight
for a distant land...Copy !req
140. She wore her clothes naturally,Copy !req
141. as though enveloped
by a special breeze.Copy !req
142. She returned
to Tony's office several times.Copy !req
143. And one day, Tony asked her outCopy !req
144. to lunch.Copy !req
145. I've never met anyone
who inhabits her clothesCopy !req
146. with such obvious relish as you.Copy !req
147. I feel like clothes...Copy !req
148. That they...Copy !req
149. fill up...Copy !req
150. what's missingCopy !req
151. inside me.Copy !req
152. I'm self-centeredCopy !req
153. And I...Copy !req
154. love...Copy !req
155. to indulge...Copy !req
156. myself.Copy !req
157. So...Copy !req
158. I spend almost my entire salary
on clothes.Copy !req
159. I never spend money on anything
except paints and supplies.Copy !req
160. I think I've gone and fallen in love.Copy !req
161. I'm thinking about getting married
for the first time ever.Copy !req
162. So, what do you like about her?Copy !req
163. How can I put it...Copy !req
164. It's like she was born to dress up.Copy !req
165. That's great.Copy !req
166. Shozaburo and TonyCopy !req
167. only saw each other once
every two or three years.Copy !req
168. Once they'd settled matters,Copy !req
169. there wasn't much leftCopy !req
170. for the two to discuss.Copy !req
171. Takitani Shozaburo wasn'tCopy !req
172. naturally suited to being a father,Copy !req
173. nor was Tony TakitaniCopy !req
174. naturally suited to being a son.Copy !req
175. On their fifth date,Copy !req
176. Tony proposed to her.Copy !req
177. But she'd already been seeingCopy !req
178. another man for some time,Copy !req
179. and Tony was fifteen yearsCopy !req
180. her senior.Copy !req
181. That wasn't me, was it?Copy !req
182. "Please let me think it over",Copy !req
183. is what she said.Copy !req
184. Loneliness...Copy !req
185. is like a prison,Copy !req
186. that's how Tony saw it.Copy !req
187. If she says she won't marry me,Copy !req
188. I might just have to die.Copy !req
189. Tony wantedCopy !req
190. to make this clear to her.Copy !req
191. I'm sorry, out of the blue like this.Copy !req
192. There's no denying
there's 15 years between us...Copy !req
193. How lonely his life had been,Copy !req
194. how much he had already lost...Copy !req
195. And how meeting her,Copy !req
196. had finally made him recognize it.Copy !req
197. The lonely times were over
for Tony Takitani.Copy !req
198. As soon as he woke up,Copy !req
199. he sought her.Copy !req
200. When he saw her sleeping figure
beside him, he relaxedCopy !req
201. and became anxious at her absence.Copy !req
202. This lack of lonelinessCopy !req
203. felt ever so slightly odd to Tony.Copy !req
204. Because now that he wasn't lonely,Copy !req
205. he found himself constantly terrifiedCopy !req
206. by the possibility of being alone again.Copy !req
207. Sometimes, when he imagined it...Copy !req
208. It scares me so much
I break into a cold sweat.Copy !req
209. His terror lasted three months
after their marriage.Copy !req
210. And yet, as he grew accustomed
to his new life,Copy !req
211. his fear abated.Copy !req
212. - It has real personality, right?
- It's like a kid, right, a baby?Copy !req
213. There was not a single thing to castCopy !req
214. a dark shadow on their married life.Copy !req
215. She was a gifted housewifeCopy !req
216. and looked after the house briskly.Copy !req
217. But there was just one thingCopy !req
218. that bothered Tony.Copy !req
219. Which was...Copy !req
220. She buys an alarming number
of clothes.Copy !req
221. In the presence of clothes,Copy !req
222. she was almost entirely unableCopy !req
223. to restrain herself.Copy !req
224. In a flash, her expression alteredCopy !req
225. and even her voice changed.Copy !req
226. The problem escalatedCopy !req
227. after they visited Europe.Copy !req
228. During their travels,Copy !req
229. she purchased an astonishing volume
of designer clothing.Copy !req
230. As though bewitched,
she simply boughtCopy !req
231. every garment in sight,Copy !req
232. while Tony tagged along behind,Copy !req
233. picking up the tab.Copy !req
234. Once they returned to Japan,Copy !req
235. her fever did not subside.Copy !req
236. Day after day,Copy !req
237. she continued shopping for clothes.Copy !req
238. They had to orderCopy !req
239. several large wardrobes,Copy !req
240. along with shelves designedCopy !req
241. to accommodate her shoes.Copy !req
242. And when that still wasn't enough,
they had to convertCopy !req
243. one entire room into a closet.Copy !req
244. - Is this the only color?
- Yes, it only comes in white.Copy !req
245. Hello?Copy !req
246. Hi there, Dad.Copy !req
247. Yeah, it's been a while.Copy !req
248. I see...Copy !req
249. Please wait a minute
while we prepare your table.Copy !req
250. She's getting us a table.Copy !req
251. That's my Dad.Copy !req
252. You've never seen him onstage, right?Copy !req
253. Shozaburo was playing exactly
the same music he had always played.Copy !req
254. But his music was somehow differentCopy !req
255. from the way Tony remembered
his father playing.Copy !req
256. The difference may have been subtle.Copy !req
257. But to Tony,Copy !req
258. that differenceCopy !req
259. was crucial.Copy !req
260. Tony wanted to approach
his father onstage...Copy !req
261. What's so different, Dad?Copy !req
262. That's what he wanted to ask.Copy !req
263. What if...Copy !req
264. you cut back a little
on your shopping?Copy !req
265. I'm not just concerned
about the money.Copy !req
266. I'm happy you're getting
more beautiful.Copy !req
267. But... do you really need
all those clothes?Copy !req
268. I know I should.Copy !req
269. But even though I know better,Copy !req
270. I can't help myself.Copy !req
271. When I see beautiful things,Copy !req
272. I can't not buy them.Copy !req
273. I can't stop myself...Copy !req
274. from buying them.Copy !req
275. Like an addiction.Copy !req
276. But...Copy !req
277. she promisedCopy !req
278. to try to escapeCopy !req
279. from her obsession.Copy !req
280. For a week,Copy !req
281. she stayed at home,Copy !req
282. so as not to be tempted.Copy !req
283. But during that time,Copy !req
284. she began to feel
as if she was empty.Copy !req
285. She spent her daysCopy !req
286. in the dressing room,
staring at her clothes.Copy !req
287. She never ever tired
of looking at her clothes.Copy !req
288. And the more she looked,
the more she desired new ones.Copy !req
289. As soon as that desire arose,Copy !req
290. she lost control.Copy !req
291. I simply couldn't control myself.Copy !req
292. And yet, she truly loved her husband,Copy !req
293. and accepted the wisdom
of his objections.Copy !req
294. She only had one body.Copy !req
295. I really don't need...Copy !req
296. so many clothes.Copy !req
297. So she wentCopy !req
298. to her favorite boutique and askedCopy !req
299. if she could return
a recently-purchasedCopy !req
300. coat and dress.Copy !req
301. I'm sorry about it.Copy !req
302. Please come back.Copy !req
303. After returning the garments,Copy !req
304. she felt unburdened.Copy !req
305. ButCopy !req
306. as she waited for the light to change,
she could think of nothing,Copy !req
307. but the coat and dress
she had just returned.Copy !req
308. Of their colors,Copy !req
309. their design,Copy !req
310. and their textures.Copy !req
311. How much per false tooth?Copy !req
312. 70,000 yen.Copy !req
313. So, 280,000 for four?Copy !req
314. Oh, no...Copy !req
315. They're so expensive when
health insurance doesn't cover them.Copy !req
316. Hisako,Copy !req
317. I hear you quit your job?Copy !req
318. I just couldn't take it.Copy !req
319. How are you getting by?Copy !req
320. Waitressing at an Italian restaurant.Copy !req
321. I'm goingCopy !req
322. on a job interview after this.Copy !req
323. Take a look at this.Copy !req
324. Woman, size 7,Copy !req
325. approximately 165cm tall,Copy !req
326. and shoe size, 23cm.Copy !req
327. The qualifications are a bit strangeCopy !req
328. but I'm a perfect match.Copy !req
329. And...Copy !req
330. look at the salary!Copy !req
331. Maybe you should be careful.Copy !req
332. So pretty!Copy !req
333. From the thirteen women
who applied,Copy !req
334. Tony chose the woman
who most resembled his wife.Copy !req
335. Relax.Copy !req
336. Thank you.Copy !req
337. The job is really simple, actually.Copy !req
338. You're here from 9 to 5 every dayCopy !req
339. to answer the phone,Copy !req
340. and deliver my assignments,Copy !req
341. pick up materials,Copy !req
342. or make copies.Copy !req
343. Yes.Copy !req
344. But there's one condition.Copy !req
345. I just lost my wife.Copy !req
346. I've still got all of the clothes
she left behind.Copy !req
347. They're all practically brand-new.Copy !req
348. I'd like youCopy !req
349. to wear them as your uniform,Copy !req
350. while you're at work here...Copy !req
351. Every day...Copy !req
352. Your wife's clothes?Copy !req
353. That's right.Copy !req
354. That's why those sizes
were a job requirement.Copy !req
355. I'm sure it's a strange request.
I know thatCopy !req
356. but I have no ulterior motivesCopy !req
357. I just need some time to get used
to the fact that she's gone.Copy !req
358. If you are around,
dressed in her clothes,Copy !req
359. I know that the reality
of her being goneCopy !req
360. will sink in.Copy !req
361. Honestly,Copy !req
362. she really couldn't graspCopy !req
363. what Tony Takitani meant.Copy !req
364. And yet, he didn't seem
like a bad person...Copy !req
365. I think he's just a little out of it
from losing his wife.Copy !req
366. And besides...Copy !req
367. Her unemployment
was about to run out.Copy !req
368. She needed a job.Copy !req
369. I understand.Copy !req
370. I mean, actually...Copy !req
371. I don't really getCopy !req
372. what you're talking about...Copy !req
373. But I think
I can do what you ask.Copy !req
374. Oh, really? Thank you.Copy !req
375. Before I do...Copy !req
376. Is it possible...Copy !req
377. I could seeCopy !req
378. your wife's clothes?Copy !req
379. Of course.Copy !req
380. I just think
that I should try them on,Copy !req
381. to be sure they really fit...Copy !req
382. Of course.Copy !req
383. I'll wait outside.
Please try them on.Copy !req
384. She found row after row of hundreds
and hundreds of beautiful garments.Copy !req
385. She couldn't help imagining
how it must have been to dieCopy !req
386. and leave behindCopy !req
387. so many fabulous clothes.Copy !req
388. The clothing and the shoesCopy !req
389. fit her as perfectlyCopy !req
390. as if they'd been made for her.Copy !req
391. Are you all right?Copy !req
392. After a while, Tony Takitani
came in to see how she was...Copy !req
393. "Why are you crying?",Copy !req
394. He asked her.Copy !req
395. Are you all right?Copy !req
396. I'm sorry.Copy !req
397. I'm sorry.Copy !req
398. I just...Copy !req
399. don't really...Copy !req
400. understand...Copy !req
401. I guess...Copy !req
402. I've never seen...Copy !req
403. so many beautiful clothes at once.Copy !req
404. I think it confused me.Copy !req
405. I'm sorry.Copy !req
406. Go ahead and choose a week's worth
of shoes and clothing and take it.Copy !req
407. And then...Copy !req
408. "Just in case it cools down,Copy !req
409. "why don't you choose a coat, too,"Copy !req
410. said Tony Takitani.Copy !req
411. She chose a grey cashmere coat
that looked warm.Copy !req
412. It was as light as a feather.Copy !req
413. She had never wornCopy !req
414. such a coat in her entire life.Copy !req
415. Her clothes...Copy !req
416. seemed like
his wife's lingering shadows.Copy !req
417. These shadows,Copy !req
418. once infused with warm breath,Copy !req
419. had moved alongside his wife.Copy !req
420. Yet,Copy !req
421. what now confronted him,Copy !req
422. their vital roots severed,Copy !req
423. seemed a flock of shadows,Copy !req
424. withering with each moment.Copy !req
425. As Tony...Copy !req
426. Watched this happen,Copy !req
427. I gradually began to suffocate.Copy !req
428. I'm sorry, but things have changed.Copy !req
429. The things you took home
are yours to keep.Copy !req
430. Please just forget this entire episode.Copy !req
431. Please don't tell anyone about it.Copy !req
432. Morning.Copy !req
433. They have a terrible reputation.Copy !req
434. The stains never come out.Copy !req
435. You're wearing more designer stuff.Copy !req
436. It's silk wool.Copy !req
437. Looks pricey.Copy !req
438. Must have cost over 100,000 yen.Copy !req
439. Why? And how can you afford
so many expensive clothes?Copy !req
440. I can't tell you.Copy !req
441. And even if I could,Copy !req
442. you two would never believe me.Copy !req
443. What's that mean?Copy !req
444. Tony wound up contactingCopy !req
445. a second-hand clothes shop,
and they cameCopy !req
446. and took everything away.Copy !req
447. He left the barren,Copy !req
448. former dressing room
vacant for a long time.Copy !req
449. And even the emotionsCopy !req
450. he had once embracedCopy !req
451. gradually receded from his memory.Copy !req
452. His memory gradually shifted,Copy !req
453. like mist in the wind,Copy !req
454. growing dimmerCopy !req
455. with each change.Copy !req
456. Two years after his wife's death,Copy !req
457. his father, Takitani Shozaburo,
died of liver cancer.Copy !req
458. He left behind onlyCopy !req
459. his tromboneCopy !req
460. and a mountain of old jazz records.Copy !req
461. The records reeked with mold,Copy !req
462. so periodically Tony had to open
the windows of the dressing room.Copy !req
463. In this way... a year passed.Copy !req
464. However,Copy !req
465. the mountain of records
he had inheritedCopy !req
466. gradually began to burden him.Copy !req
467. Tony called
a second-hand record shopCopy !req
468. for an appraisal.Copy !req
469. Because many of the records
were rare,Copy !req
470. the appraisal came in quite high,Copy !req
471. but even that meant nothing.Copy !req
472. Once the mountain
of records vanished,Copy !req
473. Tony TakitaniCopy !req
474. was trulyCopy !req
475. and finally,Copy !req
476. completely alone.Copy !req
477. I'm going home now.Copy !req
478. Stick around.Copy !req
479. Something I want to ask you.Copy !req
480. All right.Copy !req
481. You're Tony Takitani, right?Copy !req
482. Yes.Copy !req
483. Nice crowd.Copy !req
484. The thing is,Copy !req
485. you may be shocked...Copy !req
486. I'm the guy...Copy !req
487. Eiko ditched back then.Copy !req
488. I hear the chick up and died.Copy !req
489. Wasn't that chick a pain?Copy !req
490. She was not a pain, and...Copy !req
491. I've forgotten.Copy !req
492. And stop calling her "that chick".Copy !req
493. So you are dull, after all.Copy !req
494. Just like your drawings...Copy !req
495. From time to time,Copy !req
496. he would recall the unknown woman,Copy !req
497. who had wept so,Copy !req
498. in the former dressing room,Copy !req
499. upon seeing the clothes.Copy !req
500. AndCopy !req
501. his memory would resurrectCopy !req
502. the sound of her sobs.Copy !req
503. "I've never seen...Copy !req
504. so many beautiful clothesCopy !req
505. at once"Copy !req
506. He didn't wish to remember it.Copy !req
507. And yet,Copy !req
508. even after he had forgotten
almost everything else,Copy !req
509. strangely, he could never shakeCopy !req
510. the recollection of that woman.Copy !req
511. Hey, say, gloves...Copy !req
512. I got two pairs of gloves.Copy !req
513. Oh, perfect. I'll give you one.Copy !req
514. - Which one? Purple or yellow?
- Either's fine.Copy !req
515. - But, no...
- It's up to you.Copy !req
516. You can't leave it up to me.Copy !req
517. But really, either's fine.Copy !req
518. Yellow, or purple...Copy !req
519. - You really sure?
- Yes, it's really fine.Copy !req
520. Oh, I know.Copy !req
521. You know the purple one's...
It's missing,Copy !req
522. there's only a thumb.Copy !req
523. It really doesn't matter.Copy !req
524. I really don't even want them.Copy !req
525. Hey, that's not very nice...Copy !req
526. Issey OgataCopy !req
527. Miyazawa RieCopy !req
528. Nishijima HidetoshiCopy !req
529. Based on "Tony Takitani" by
Murakami HarukiCopy !req
530. Sakamoto RyuichiCopy !req
531. Executive producer:
Yonezawa KeikoCopy !req
532. Ishida MotokiCopy !req
533. Director of photography:
Hirokawa TaishiCopy !req
534. Written and directed by:
Ichikawa JunCopy !req