Sunday, November 24, 2024

Tag: Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022)

Title: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Rating: NR
Directed by: Pierre Földes
Written by: Pierre Földes and Haruki Murakami
Starring: Ryan Bommarito, Shoshana Wilder, Marcelo Arroyo, Scott Humphrey, Arthur Holden, and Pierre Földes
Release Date: 4/14/2023
Running Time: 110 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives and possibly save Tokyo from catastrophe.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Drive My Car (2021)

Title: Drive My Car
Rating: NR
Directed by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Written by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Based on the short story by: Haruki Murakami
Starring: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima, and Masaki Okada
Release Date: 11/24/2021
Running Time: 159 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a successful stage actor and director, married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a beautiful playwright with many secrets, with whom he shares a beautiful life, a painful past, and a fruitful artistic collaboration. When Oto dies suddenly, Kafuku is left with the many unanswered questions their relationship has always posed, and regret over his inability to truly understand her. Two years later, still incapable of fully coping with his loss, he accepts an offer to direct a play at a theatre festival and drives to Hiroshima in his immaculate, flaming red Saab 900. At his destination, having to comply with the strict festival rules, he will have to let Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman and a very skilled chauffeur, drive his car.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No