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Norwegian Wood(Noruwei no mori)

  • Dir: Tran Anh Hung

  • Japan, 2010, Japanese, 134mins, DCP

  • Cast: Matsuyama Kenichi, Kikuchi Rinko, Mizuhara Kiko

Adapting Murakami Haruki’s most famous novel – and one of the most popular Japanese novels of the 20th century – into a feature film seems like an insurmountable task, but Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung pulls off the challenge with panache. Featuring the who’s who of young Japanese actors of its time – including a star-making debut by model-turned-actress Mizuhara Kiko – as well as pristine digital cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-Bin and a dreamy score by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, Tran’s adaptation brings an otherworldly and meditative vibe to Murakami’s unforgettable story of a college student’s struggle with longing, grief and sexual awakening amidst political and social turmoil in 1960s Japan.

Venice Film Festival: In Competition

Asian Film Awards: Best Cinematography

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

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    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.