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Noruwei no mori (2010) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 8,246 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 49 user | 135 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori. Director:Tran Anh Hung |
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| Ken'ichi Matsuyama | ... |
Toru Watanabe
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| Rinko Kikuchi | ... |
Naoko
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| Kiko Mizuhara | ... |
Midori
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Kengo Kôra | ... |
Kizuki
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Reika Kirishima | ... |
Dr. Reiko Ishida
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Hatsumi
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Tokio Emoto | ... |
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Takao Handa | ... |
Midori's Father
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Yusuke | ... |
High School Classmate
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Yûki Itô | ... |
Student Activist
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Kentarô Tamura | ... |
Student Activist
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Makoto Sugisawa | ... |
Student Activist
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Kohei Yoshino | ... |
Student Activist
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Sawako Okuma | ... |
College Girl
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Haruka Masuda | ... |
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Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood," Toru (Matsuyama) remembers back to his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend. As the two try, in very different ways, to contend with their grief, Toru forms a bond with another woman, Midori. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
11 December 2010 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend:
$13,068 (USA) (6 January 2012)Gross:
$13,068 (USA) (6 January 2012)Company Credits
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Lyrics and music by Irmin Schmidt and Jaki Liebezeit
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I wasn't expecting too much, but the problem with this film is that it's basically just a heavily butchered-down version of the book. It's too short for its own good, and because of that you never begin to feel anything for what happens to the characters. Usually I'm not too interested in caring for the characters, but with a film like this it's all too important. It's like the director was trying to fit a 4-hour film into a 2-hour version. Now, it could have worked perfectly fine as a 2-hour version if the director had chosen to present the story in a different way. But as it is now, it's like watching the whole story from the book being fast-forwarded, while you get to see a few random scenes in it's entirety.
Readers of the book will be disappointed because the characters feels too shallow and underdeveloped, while general viewers will leave the cinemas with a big question mark. I won't begin to mention all those small bits of information in the film that are never explained unless you happened to have read the book. That's OK with me by all means, since I have read the book, but either way neither party should be pleased with the film.