Norwegian Wood is a movie adaptation of the 1987 novel of the same name by Haruki Murakami. Directed by Tran Anh Hung, it was released in Japan on 11 October 2010 and in France on 16 December 2010. The film stars Kenichi Matsuyama as Toru Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko Sawamura, Kiko Mizuhara as Midori Kobayashi, Tatsuya Fujiwara as Takashi Komuro and Yuichi Fukuda as Joji. The screenplay was adapted from Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood by Jay Rubin and Tran Anh Hung. The film's score was composed by the French composer Alexandre Desplat. In the late 1960s, Toru, a sensitive and somewhat introverted college student in Tokyo, is intrigued by his fellow student Naoko, despite her being engaged to his close friend Kizuki. However their relationship is cut short when Kizuki dies in a storm while hiking with Toru. In the meantime, Toru becomes involved with a dysfunctional family belonging to a progressive farming movement. Norwegian Wood received mixed reviews from critics and holds a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. The critical consensus states: "While the film's complex plot and fine performances may draw in some viewers, it fails as a character-driven drama." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 50 based on 12 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Although ambitious and earnest, Norwegian Wood is a dramatically one-note film that still leaves much to be desired." The song was also used as the title theme for the 2011 TV Asahi drama.The song was also used as the opening theme for the 2010 NHK Asadora series. The song was also used as the ending theme for the 2011 TV Asahi drama. Various bootlegged versions of this track exist. The track was also used as the opening theme for the 2012 Fuji TV drama series "Shiroi Haru". Various bootlegged versions of this track exist. This song is about a girl chasing her dreams.This song is about a girl chasing her dreams.This song is about a girl chasing her dreams.This sound collage album by Norwegian singer-songwriter A-ha samples this film, in addition to other works by Murakami, including "Norwegian Wood". In Japan, a limited edition version of the album was released that contained an additional DVD containing an interview with Tran Anh Hung discussing his film.Norwegian Wood is adapted from the 1987 novel "Norwegian Wood" by Japan's most successful contemporary author Haruki Murakami. It was directed by Japan's most successful contemporary film director Tran Anh Hung, who directed the Cannes award winning movie "The Scent of Green Papaya" (1993) and "Cyclo" (1995). 8eeb4e9f32 42
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