Film Adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
posted by The Joe
Well, this just became my most anticipated movie ever.
I hold up no living author higher than Japanese literary legend Haruki Murakami, and Norwegian Wood is my favorite of his novels. The book first gained Murakami national recognition in 1987, and while absent of his trademark whimsical surrealism, its deep emotion and nostalgia more than make up for it.
Murakami’s always been protective of his work, thus far only allowing the stunning Tony Takitani, but now French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung is headed to Japan to helm this. Judging from his previous work (Cyclo, Vertical Ray of the Sun), it seems to be in good hands. I hope.
Cyclo – Scene