Norwegian Wood


Norwegian Wood

Overview:

Set in the 1960's, high school student Toru Watanabe loses his only friend Kizuki 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 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 during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world ...

Votes 61 (6.6/10)

Runtime: 133 minutes

Release Date 2010-12-11

Revenue: $17,636,261.00

Website: Link

Production company:

  • Asmik Ace Entertainment
  • Fuji Television Network
  • WoWow
  • Dentsu
  • Kodansha
  • Sumitomo Corporation
  • Sankei Shimbun

Production country:

  • Japan

Genres:

  • Drama
  • Romance

Trailer

Further Information

Naoko
Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi
Midori
Kiko Mizuhara
Kiko Mizuhara
Reiko Ishida
Reika Kirishima
Reika Kirishima
Hatsumi
Eriko Hatsune
Eriko Hatsune
Toru Watanabe
Kenichi Matsuyama
Kenichi Matsuyama
Nagasawa
Tetsuji Tamayama
Tetsuji Tamayama
Storm Trooper
Tokio Emoto
Tokio Emoto
Kizuki
Kengo Kora
Kengo Kora
Midori's Father
Takao Handa
Takao Handa
Professor
Shigesato Itoi
Shigesato Itoi
Record Shop Manager
Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
Gatekeeper
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Director
Tran Anh Hung
Tran Anh Hung
Writer
Tran Anh Hung
Tran Anh Hung
Novel
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Producer
Naoki Kusumoto
Naoki Kusumoto
Producer
Satoshi Fukushima
Satoshi Fukushima
Producer
Joe Ikeda
Joe Ikeda
Producer
Kaoru Matsuzaki
Kaoru Matsuzaki
Producer
Shinji Ogawa
Shinji Ogawa
Executive Producer
Wouter Barendrecht
Wouter Barendrecht
Executive Producer
Chihiro Kameyama
Chihiro Kameyama
Executive Producer
Masao Teshima
Masao Teshima
Executive Producer
Michael J. Werner
Michael J. Werner
Line Producer
Keizo Shukuzaki
Keizo Shukuzaki
Original Music Composer
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Editor
Mario Battistel
Mario Battistel
Casting
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Production Design
Norifumi Ataka
Norifumi Ataka
Production Design
Tran Nu Yên-Khê
Tran Nu Yên-Khê
Director of Photography
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
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