The movie Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no Mori), yes the movie based on Haruki Murakami's novel has finally been released in Japan and yes I've seen it. As a fan of both Haruki Murakami and the Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung, I had waited for so long to see it since hearing about this movie having started to be filmed. It.was.beautiful. It is a kind of movie that is best seen at the theatre screen. I guess you could enjoy it even without having read the novel, but you'd enjoy it a lot more if you've read it (and if you've read it again before seeing the movie). So do start reading it again if you think you will go see the film!!

18 comments

  1. Oh I can`t wait to see this! I hope it comes to Norway too!! I cross my fingers...

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  2. eee, so excited, already released in Japan, i think it'll be a year to be in a film festival in here :-( Seems the scenery is beautiful :-O

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  3. i've been waiting for this! glad the movie doesn't disappoint the book :)

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  4. oh wow! i hope they screen it in London!

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  5. i really hope it comes soon to france too! :)

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  6. Thanks for posting about this Hiki! I remember when you first wrote about the making of this movie I was so excited that I had to read the book for a second time. And now I think I should read it again! The story touches me so deeply and I have created such personal images around it that I'm quite afraid of losing them after watching the film. But I have to see it anyway!

    Kind regards.

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  7. I hope this movie will be released here in Canada too, it looks like such a beautiful movie, the scenery is gorgeous and the plot seems original and nice too

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  8. i`m also waiting for the movie`s release. The trailer has already impressed me

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  9. i'd like to see this movie..
    but it doesn't have any distributor yet here in france..
    i hope one day it will..!

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  10. hope it's on in the cinema when i get back; so wanna see this!

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  11. Thank you everyone for leaving comments on this post, I'm sure it will go over to many countries later!
    Karen, that will be a good idea to read the book again before finally seeing the film, I tried to read it for about the 4th time? but I could only read about half of it. still i think it was good that i read it again just before seeing the movie though ;)
    Sekimachihato, As so much of the original dialogue/script from the novel is used in the movie I imagine it can be hard even for advanced Japanese speakers! But I don't think you'd have much problem because you seem such an expert!! ;)

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  12. OMG,

    I had no idea they were even making a movie. I only read the book this year and I absolutely loved it. This is great news. I wonder how long it will take before we can see it North America...
    Does anybody know?

    Ella

    www.bighugstudio.blogspot.com

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  13. waou looks great!! hope you're well & happy!!!
    love
    gini famili

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  14. I didn't know about the book... now I am curious!!! Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays! :>

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  15. it looks/sounds very poetic & beautiful, and very much like something i'd like to watch or read !
    thank you for sharing x

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  16. cant wait to see this. though i have not read the murakami book...

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  17. It just came out in singapore ((:
    Hope to catch it soon

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your kind words are always welcome and appreciated! arigato :)

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