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Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

20106.42h 13m

Overview

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

Directed by Trần Anh Hùng
Written by Haruki Murakami, Trần Anh Hùng
Produced by Kaoru Matsuzaki, Naoki Kusumoto, Satoshi Fukushima
Box Office0Revenue: $17.6M

Top Cast

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Toru Watanabe

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Naoko

Kiko Mizuhara

Kiko Mizuhara

Midori

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Reiko Ishida

Eriko Hatsune

Eriko Hatsune

Hatsumi

Tetsuji Tamayama

Tetsuji Tamayama

Nagasawa

Tokio Emoto

Tokio Emoto

Storm Trooper

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Kizuki

Takao Handa

Takao Handa

Midori's Father

Shigesato Itoi

Shigesato Itoi

Professor

Themes & Keywords

suicidebased on novel or booksanitariumyoung manreadingkyoto, japan1960s

About Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood is a drama, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of suicide, based on novel or book, sanitarium, young man, reading, kyoto, japan. Directed by Trần Anh Hùng, it stars Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara. Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

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