Norwegian Wood
A visually stunning and moving piece of storytelling bolstered by searing performances and a standout score by Jonny Greenwood.
Norwegian Wood
Published in 1987 and since translated into 33 languages, NORWEGIAN WOOD is a story of loss and heartbreak in a time of global instability. Haruki Murakami's bestselling novel is brought to the screen by Tran Anh Hung (Golden Lion winner for CYCLO and Academy Award nominee for THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA) and features Japanese rising star Kenichi Matsuyama (DEATH NOTE, DETROIT METAL CITY) and Oscar nominee Rinko Kikuchi (BABEL) alongside newcomer Kiko Mizuhara.
Tokyo, the late 1960s... Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Toru Watanabe's personal life is similarly in tumult. At heart, he is deeply devoted to his first love, Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman. But their complex bond has been forged by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Watanabe lives with the influence of death everywhere. That is, until Midori, a girl who is everything that Naoko is not - outgoing, vivacious, supremely self-confident - marches into his life and Watanabe must choose between his past and his future.
Tokyo, the late 1960s... Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Toru Watanabe's personal life is similarly in tumult. At heart, he is deeply devoted to his first love, Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman. But their complex bond has been forged by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Watanabe lives with the influence of death everywhere. That is, until Midori, a girl who is everything that Naoko is not - outgoing, vivacious, supremely self-confident - marches into his life and Watanabe must choose between his past and his future.
Genre
Drama,
Romance
Web Site
Runtime
133
Language
Japanese
Director
Anh Hung Tran
Cast
Rinko Kikuchi,
Ken'ichi Matsuyama,
Kiko Mizuhara
FEATURED REVIEW
Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
Young love in all its agonies is something we’ve all experienced, and I’m pretty sure it’s something we all remember at a visceral level, whether we’re 14 or 95 or somewhere in between. Yet it’s a notoriously difficult set of emotions and sensations to capture in novels or plays or films, at least ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 1.27.12 - 2.02.12
Playhouse 7 1.27.12 - 2.09.12
NoHo 7 1.27.12 - 2.02.12
Monica Film Center 2.03.12 - 2.12.12
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