Of the works of Japanese author Haruki Murakami, his 1987 novel Norwegian Wood is the most obvious choice for a cinematic adaptation. Partly based on Murakami's time as a student, it follows Watanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama), a young Literature student whose best friend Kizuki commits suicide. The trauma of this event leads Watanabe to fall in love with Kizuki's emotionally fragile girlfriend Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi) at around the same time as he develops feelings for a fellow student named Midora (Kizo Mizuhara) and has to decide what he wants from these two women.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Film Review: Norwegian Wood (2010)
Of the works of Japanese author Haruki Murakami, his 1987 novel Norwegian Wood is the most obvious choice for a cinematic adaptation. Partly based on Murakami's time as a student, it follows Watanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama), a young Literature student whose best friend Kizuki commits suicide. The trauma of this event leads Watanabe to fall in love with Kizuki's emotionally fragile girlfriend Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi) at around the same time as he develops feelings for a fellow student named Midora (Kizo Mizuhara) and has to decide what he wants from these two women.
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