Murakami Haruki on FILM: A Guide to the Movie Adaptations of Japan's Most Famous Novelist (Marc Yamada) | Japan Station 148
Mar 01, 2025•33 min•Ep. 148
Episode description
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the many film adaptation of the works of Haruki Murakami, Japan's most well-known and commercially successful novelist.
👉Topics Discussed- Why is Haruki Murakami so popular around the world?
- About the many film adaptations of the books and short stories of Haruki Murakami
- About the relatability of Murakami's characters
- About Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of Tomorrow
- About Murakami's skill at writing magical realism
- About the music and pop culture references Murakami includes in his work
- How Murakami's strangeness makes his work accessible to people both in and outside of Japan
- About the South Korean film Burning and how it treated Haruki Murakami's work
- How filmmakers around the world have adapt and reassemble Haruki Murakami's work
- About Haruki Murakami's involvement with film adaptations of his work
- What Haruki Murakami thought of the film adaptation of Drive My Car
- Why Drive My Car is a notable filmd adaptation of Haruki Murakami's work
- About the film adaptation of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
- About the best film adaptations of Haruki Murakami's work
- About The Second Bakery Attack and its interpretations
- About the Attack on the Bakery film adaptation
- And more
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