Norwegian Wood
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Current user rating: 89/100 (38 votes)
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- Movie: Norwegian Wood
- Romaji: Noruwei no mori
- Japanese: ノルウェイの森
- Director: Anh Hung Tran
- Writer: Haruki Murakami (novel), Anh Hung Tran
- Producer: Chihiro Kameyama, Shinji Ogawa
- Cinematographer: Pin Bing Lee
- World Premiere: September 2, 2010 (Venice Film Festival)
- Release Date: December 11, 2010
- Runtime: 128 min.
- Production Company: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Toho, Fuji TV
- Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Set in the 1960's, high school student Toru Watanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama) loses his only friend Kizuki (Kengo Kora) after he commits suicide. Toru, now looking for a new life, enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi) in the university. They grow close because they both share the same loss.
As Toru and Naoko grow even closer, Naoko's sense of loss also grows. After Naoko's 20th birthday, she leaves for a sanitarium in Kyoto. Watanabe, devastated by the situation, meets pure-hearted Midori (Kiko Mizuhara) during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world ...
Cast
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| Kenichi Matsuyama | Rinko Kikuchi | Kiko Mizuhara |
| Toru Watanabe | Naoko | Midori Kobayashi |
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| Tetsuji Tamayama | Kengo Kora | Reika Kirishima | Eriko Hatsune |
| Nagasawa | Kizuki | Reiko | Hatsumi |
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| Tokio Emoto | Shigesato Itoi | Haruomi Hosono | Yukihiro Takahashi |
| Tai Totsugeki | Theatre professor | Record shop owner | Gatekeeper |
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (67th) Venice Film Festival - September 1-11 - Venezia 67 (Competition) *World Premiere
- 2010 (35th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 9-19 - Special Presentations *North American Premiere
- 2011 (13th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 9 - 13, 2011 - The Features Competition *French Premiere
- 2011 (3rd) Pan-Asia Film Festival - March 1-13, 2011 *UK Premiere
- 2011 (9th) Reggio Emilia: Asian Film Festival - June 11-18, 2011 - Out of Competition
- 2011 (12th) San Diego Asian Film Festival - October 20 - 28, 2011 - Asian Horizons
- 2012 (18th) Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema - February 14-21, 2012 - Francophonie d’Asie : Tran Anh Hung
Awards
- "Best Cinematography" - 2011 (5th) Asian Film Awards - March 21, 2011
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Alex Says:
Oct 18 2011 12:20 pm
The strangest thing I've seen I think cinematic wise..
I had to watch it with all my classfriends for Japanese studies... we laughed ALL the way through it even though it's supposidly serious but come on we had no warning of what we would 'see' literally.
James Davison Says:
Jun 01 2011 7:03 am
Obsessed at the moment with this film. Looks excellent defiantly a must-see! :><:
Ned Says:
Feb 19 2011 7:32 am
Yesss finally found out it's going to be shown in cinemas in the UK on March 11th 2011 :D
Best Year Ever ^^~
Royce Says:
Jan 13 2011 9:43 pm
When is the US release date going to be? I can't wait to see it and I can't fly to Japan. Someone must know but I can't find it anywhere online.
hada Says:
Dec 25 2010 10:22 pm
i very like ken'ichi matsuyama,,
i can't wait for watch the movie...
noruwein no mori good.... ^^
robtok82 Says:
Nov 09 2010 4:58 pm
The book was so good...Can't wait for the movie...the cast is awesome...
marian Says:
Aug 20 2010 10:48 pm
kenichi matsuyama ur so cute ever!!!
Yuki Says:
Jul 28 2010 1:40 pm
OMG!!!!! I can'tt waitt till it's releasedd !!! :D xxx
I lovedd the novell soo much (I love all of Murakami's books) xxx
Really hoping the movie will be as intriguing as the novel ♥ xxx