Tony Takitani spent a lonely childhood - his mother died just days after his birth, and his father spends more time with his jazz band and women than with his son. His self-sufficient and uneventful life as a technical draftsman suddenly changes when Tony Takitani falls in love with a younger woman. He becomes aware of how lonely his life has been, gets married, feels vibrantly young, and for the first time in his life, he now fears being alone. His wife's obsession with expensive designer clothing gradually clouds their shared happiness. When Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist this compulsion, he has no idea what dramatic consequences this decision will have for him. Haruki Murakami tells a poignant story about the fear of loss and loneliness. "Tony Takitani," the film of the same name, is the first adaptation.