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Films like Tony Takitani.

Tony Takitani (2004) reads as Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama / loneliness, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Filme do Desassossego (2010) poster
1. Filme do Desassossego2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dot (2008) poster
2. Dot2008

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sweet Rush (2009) poster
3. Sweet Rush2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Edge of the Empire (2010) poster
4. The Edge of the Empire2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

What Time Is It There? (2001) poster
5. What Time Is It There?2001

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Silent Souls (2010) poster
6. Silent Souls2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014) poster
7. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter2014

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The World (2004) poster
8. The World2004

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009) poster
9. Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl2009

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Dauphin (2002) poster
10. The Dauphin2002

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Lease (2002) poster
11. The Lease2002

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dolls (Kitano) (2002) poster
12. Dolls (Kitano)2002

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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