Movie : Tony Takitani

Tony Takitani is a short story by Haruki Murakami in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - a short story compilation. It's one of my favorites. Most of all his short stories are very light and almost easy to forget - but I couldn't forget this one.

The truth is, I still want something from Murakami after the last book I read written by him several weeks ago. So I googled his name with films. Other than Norweigian Wood which I avoid watching, I found out about Tony Takitani and The Second Bakery Attack for short filmed stories.

Weeks later, I got the copy and watched it.

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It's a 75-minute short movie by Jun Ichikawa (2004). The soundtrack was composed entirely by Ryuichi Sakamoto. I can't forget some of the songs in the movie so I sometimes played the movie just to listen to the narration and background music. Just to fill my room with this song. T^T

Narrations and conversations are mostly short & simple, so most words are easy and familiar enough to my understanding. I love it. I loved it to the point that I kept thinking about it for several days later when I first watched it.

Something about the music makes my heart go numb. When I listen to the song, it feels like something cold and sad is creeping into my body slowly, picking my last happy memories and turning them into infinite silence. It makes me ask myself whether this silence is what I want to endure every day. This is a different kind of beauty. The one that undeniably touched your heart, but also the one that you try to avoid.

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PS : 

I've always wanted my silence. 

But I don't want to be sad or lonely while having my solitude tho.

So, no Tony Takitani's life for me, please.