TRAN ANH HUNG

El olor de la papaya verde

'Mi u xanh'

Ttulo El olor de la papaya verde

Ficha tcnica
Direccin Trn Anh Hng
Produccin Christophe Rossignon
Guion Trn Anh Hng
Msica Tn-Tht Tit
Fotografa Benot Delhomme
Montaje Nicole Dedieu
Jean-Pierre Roques
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Datos y cifras
Pas(es) Vietnam
Ao 1993
Duracin 104 minutos
Idioma(s) Vietnamita
Compaas
Distribucin Prsident Films
Presupuesto USD 1 700 9921
Ficha en IMDb
Ficha en FilmAffinity

El olor de la papaya verde (en vietnamita, Mi u xanh) es una pelcula del

ao 1993 que fue dirigida por el director de cine vietnamita Anh Hung Tran, nominada
ese mismo ao a un premio oscar como mejor pelcula extranjera y ganadora de
la Cmara de Oro y del premio de la Juventud a la mejor cinta francesa en el festival de
Cannes de 1993. El film muestra la situacin de la mujer en el Vietnam de mitad
de siglo XX, as como tambin la lucha de una nia del campo por sobrevivir a los
atropellos de uno de los hijos de la patrona.

Argumento[editar]

La historia se desarrolla hacia el ao de 1951, Mi (es la protagonista de esta historia)

es una nia campesina de 10 aos que sale de su casa de campesinos para irse a trabajar
a Saign. En esta casa aprender a cocinar y los oficios varios del hogar al lado de la
vieja sirvienta Ti. El drama caracterstico que se desatar durante la pelcula ser el del
padre del hogar que lo abandona para gastarse el dinero ahorrado y cuyas crisis en la
casa desatarn una terrible escasez econmica. Diez aos despus su patrona decide
dejarla y regalarle un vestido que sera para su hija desaparecida llamada To, ya que
Mi se convierte segn la ama del hogar en la hija que desapareca y regresaba.
Luego de esta escena decide despedirla ya que no tiene suficiente dinero para
mantenerla, pero le da la opcin de irse a trabajar con Khuyn quien siempre ha sido el
enamorado secreto de Mi y con quien ms adelante tendr una relacin sentimental de
la cual quedar embarazada. El mismo Khuyn le ensea a leer, ya que en sus ratos
libres cuando no se dedica a la msica se dedica a la enseanza de su amada.

Referencias[editar]
1. Volver arriba http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?
id=scentofgreenpapaya.htm

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Ttulo original
Mi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte
Ao
1993
Duracin
103 min.
Pas
Vietnam
Director
Tran Anh Hung
Guin
Tran Anh Hung
Msica
Ton Tht Tit
Fotografa
Benot Delhomme
Reparto
Lu Man San, Yen-Khe Tran Nu, Thi Loc Truong, Anh Hoa Nguyen, Hoa Hoi
Vuong,Tran Nu Yn-Kh
Productora
Coproduccin Vietnam-Francia; Lazennec Films / La SFP Cinema / La Sept Cinma /
Canal+ / Centre National de la Cinmatographie (CNC) / Procirep / Fondation GAN
pour le Cinma / Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication / Sacem
Gnero
Drama

Sinopsis

Mui es una nia que llega a la ciudad para trabajar como sirvienta en una casa. La
muerte, aos atrs, de la hija menor de la familia hace que el padre se sienta culpable, y
ese drama arruina la relacin con su mujer. El hombre para evadirse escapa
constantemente de casa con los ingresos de una pequea mercera que sostiene la
precaria economa del hogar. Mui, al mismo tiempo que trata de afrontar sus
obligaciones de sirvienta sufre el acoso de Tin, el hijo menor de la familia. Pero Mui
mantiene una pasin secreta por Khuyn, un compositor joven, rico y soltero, que de
vez en cuando visita a la familia. Diez aos ms tarde, convertida Mui en una mujer de
belleza salvaje, va a trabajar con Khuyn y a su lado comenzar para ella una vida ms
digna y esperanzada. (FILMAFFINITY)

Premios
1993: Nominada al Oscar: Mejor pelcula de habla no inglesa
1993: 2 premios en el Festival de Cannes: Cmara de Oro, Premio de la juventud
1993: Premios Cesar: Mejor pera prima
El olor de la papaya verde

Dirigida por Tran Anh Hung

Producida por Christophe Rossignon
Escrito por Tran Anh Hung
Msica de Ton-That Tit
Cinematografa Benot Delhomme
Editado por Nicole Dedieu
Jean-Pierre Roques
Distribuido por Prsident Films
Fechas de estreno 08 de junio 1993
Tiempo de duracin 104 minutos
Pas Francia
Idioma Vietnamita
Taquilla $ 1.700.992 [ 1 ]

El olor de la papaya verde ( vietnamita : Mui DJU DJU xanh , Francs : L'Odeur de la
papaye verte ) es una pelcula de 1993 en idioma vietnamita producido en Francia por
Production Lazennec, dirigida por el director francs vietnamita Tran Anh Hung , y
protagonizada por Tran Nu Yen-Kh , hombre de San Lu, y Thi Loc Truong. [ 2 ]

La pelcula gan el Cmara de Oro premio en el Festival de Cine de Cannes

1993 , [ 3 ] un Premio Csar a la mejor pera prima en la reunin anual de la entrega de
premios de cine francs, y fue nominado para el 1993Premio de la Academia a la Mejor
Pelcula en Lengua Extranjera . El olor de la Green Papaya es el primer largometraje de
Tran Anh Hung y protagonizada por su esposa, Tran Nu Yen-Kh . La pelcula es
tambin la primera colaboracin del director con el compositor vietnamita Ton-That
Tit quien posteriormente escribir la msica para dos pelculas ms: Cyclo y Ray
Vertical del sol .
Aunque situado en Vietnam, la pelcula fue filmada en su totalidad en un estudio de
sonido en Boulogne , Francia.

Argumento

Una chica joven, MUI, se convierte en un siervo de una familia rica. Mui es
notablemente pacfica y curiosidad por el mundo. La familia se compone de un marido
ausente con frecuencia, una esposa, un hijo mayor, dos hijos menores, y la madre del
esposo. Cuando el marido se va para su cuarto y ltimo tiempo, se lleva todo el dinero
de la familia. Regresa enfermo y fallece poco despus.

Diez aos despus, la familia cae en desgracia. Dos hijos se han ido y la mujer ha
ocupado el lugar de la abuela de arriba, pocas veces vista y trgica. Aunque la esposa
ahora se da cuenta que ella consideraba Mui uno de los suyos, de Mui cambia
hogares. Ella se convierte en un sirviente de un pianista que era un amigo del hijo
mayor cuando eran ms jvenes. Ese hombre est comprometido para casarse, pero l
prefiere tocar el piano para pasar tiempo con su novio. Una noche, mientras el novio de
hombre parlotea sobre, su forma de tocar el piano se vuelve cada vez ms tormentoso
como l no le hace caso. Cuando sale de ella mira por la ventana. Como Mui entra en la
habitacin, su msica se vuelve ms armonioso. Ms tarde esa noche, el pianista va a
los cuartos de MUI de noche y cierra la puerta tras de s. Cuando el novio se entera de
esto, el compromiso se rompe. El pianista empieza a ensear MUI a leer y escribir, as
como Comport a s misma como una dama. A Mui embarazada lee poesa a su marido,
su hijo no nacido, y la esposa de su hogar inicial.

Cast

Tran Nu Yen-Kh como Mui aos 20 (como Tran Nu Yen-Kh)

Hombre San Lu como Mui Edad 10
Thi Loc Truong como La mre (como Truong Thi Lc)
Anh Hoa Nguyen como La vieille Ti (como Nguyn 'Anh Hoa)
Hoa Hoi Vuong como Khuyen (como Vuong Ha IOH)
Ngoc Trung Tran como Le pre
Vantha Talisman como jue
Keo Souvannavong como Trung
Van Nguyen Oanh como Mr. Thuan
Gerard Neth como estao
Nhat Do como Lam
Thi Hai Vo como La grand-mre
Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen Mai
Lam Bui Huy como Le mdecin
Xuan Thu Nguyen como L'antiquaire
Xuan Loi Phan como Musiciens
Xuan Dung, Phan como Musiciens
Van Chung Le como Musiciens
Tho Phuong como Le coiffeur
Larga Chau como Clientes
Thi Khanh Van Truong como Clientes
Hng Hanh Luguern como Clientes
 Ba Cuelgue Phan como Le livreur d'eau [ 4 ]

Recepcin

Premios y nominaciones

1993 Cannes Film Festival Premio del Cine (Anh Hung Tran) Juventud
francesa ganadas
1993 Festival de Cine de Cannes el Premio Cmara de Oro (Anh Hung
Tran) Ganadas
1993 Camerimage Premio Golden Frog Nominacin (Benot Delhomme)
1994 Premio de la Academia de nominacin a la Mejor Pelcula en Lengua
Extranjera
1994 British Film Institute Award Trophy Sutherland (Anh Hung
Tran) Ganadas
1994 Premio Csar como Mejor pera Prima (Anh Hung Tran) Ganadas [ 5 ]

Referencias

1. Salta hacia arriba^ "El olor de la papaya verde" . Box Office

Mojo . Consultado el 01 de marzo 2012 .
2. Salta hacia arriba^ "El olor de la papaya verde" . Internet Movie
Database . Consultado el 01 de marzo 2012 .
3. Salta hacia arriba^ "Mui Du Du Xanh" . Festival de
Cannes . Consultado el 01 de marzo 2012 .
4. Salta hacia arriba^ "Reparto y Personal Completos para El olor de la
papaya verde" . Internet Movie Database . Consultado el 01 de marzo
2012 .
5. Salta hacia arriba^ "Premios de El olor de la papaya verde" . Internet
Movie Database . Consultado el 01 de marzo 2012 .

***

Cyclo (film)

Cyclo
 Theatrical release poster
Directed by Trn Anh Hng
Produced by Christophe Rossignon
Written by Tran Anh Hung
Starring L Vn Lc
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Trn N Yn Kh
Music by Tn-Tht Tit
Cinematography Benot Delhomme
Laurence Trmolet
Editing by Nicole Dedieu
Claude Ronzeau
Distributed by New Yorker Video (Region
1 DVD)
Gaumont (Region 2 DVD)
Release dates September 1995 (premiere
at VFF)
22 March 1996 (UK)
2 August 1996 (U.S.)
19 September 1996 (Australia)
Running time 123 minutes
Country Vietnam
France
Hong Kong
Language Vietnamese

Cyclo (Vietnamese: Xch L) is a 1995 film by Vietnamese director Tran Anh

Hung (who had made The Scent of Green Papaya). It stars L Vn Lc, Tony Leung
Chiu Wai and Trn N Yn Kh.
The film was awarded the Golden Lion at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

A young cyclo rickshaw driver (L Vn Lc) pedals his cyclo through the crowded road
of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in search for his next passenger. He inherited
the cyclo from his late father, who died in a road accident while a truck hit him when he
was driving the cyclo. His father did not want his son to take up his profession and
desired him to live a better life than a cyclo driver. The cyclo driver's grandfather repairs
tires despite his failing health, his younger sister shines shoes beside a restaurant along
with other poor children and his older sister (Trn N Yn Kh) delivers water to local
grocery stores.

Their poor but peaceful lives are jeopardized when the cyclo is stolen by a gang. The
cyclo driver is beaten when he frantically chases after them. He pays a visit to his
employer (Nguyn Nh Qunh), a middle-aged woman, who dotes her mentally
retarded adult son. Nowhere to go, he is forced to join the criminal dealing of her under
the supervision of a brooding gang leader (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), who is also a poet. In
his employers place the cyclo driver sees one of the men who stole his cyclo, but is
thwarted by one of the accomplices of the poet. The poet detains him in a small room
and he begins to get involved in organized crime starting small by destroying rice
shipments, burning down a rival gang's cyclo garage, and trafficking drugs.

Meanwhile, his older sister also comes under the influence of the poet and becomes a
prostitute. They develop feelings for each other. She visits his house where he is beaten
by his father, who is furious for the profession he has taken. The poet brings the cyclo
driver to Mr. Lullaby, who kills a victim by slitting his throat while singing a lullaby.

Ho Chi Minh City is hit by unrest as different gangs start fighting with each other. A
truck carrying a helicopter crashes on a busy city-street. The cyclo driver blinds one eye
of the man who stole his cyclo, but manages to remain unseen by anyone. He pays
another visit to his lady employer to pay a part of his debt, but she refuses and becomes
busy with her retarded son who has covered himself with yellow paint.

The poet assigns the cyclo driver the job of murdering a man. His two accomplices give
him a gun and teach him how to kill their intended target. They also hand him a bottle of
pills to reduce his anxiety, but warn him not to take too many. The poet and the cyclo
driver's sister visit his childhood place. He leaves her in a nightclub with a client and
she is abused by the man. Both the poet and the man realize their mistakes and the man
tries to compensate by bribing the poet with a hefty sum of dollar. But the poet kills the
man and then kills himself by setting fire to the room where he lives.

Meanwhile, the retarded son of the lady is killed when he is hit by a truck. The cyclo
driver gets drunk and takes two tablets of the drug he has received from the poet's
accomplices. He becomes hallucinatory in the flat where he has been forced to stay,
failing to carry out the job of killing the man. Instead, he covers himself with blue paint
and then due to the hallucinations he mistakenly shots himself twice. The next morning,
the members of the gang find him badly injured but still alive, and the lady spares his
life despite his failure because he reminds her of her deceased son. She releases him
from the gang. The movie ends with the scene of the cyclo driver, still contemplating
the memory of his father, driving his cyclo with his grandfather and his two sisters on it
through a crowded road of Ho Chi Minh City.

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack was written by Vietnamese composer Tn-Tht Tit, who also
collaborated with Trn Anh Hng on The Scent of Green Papaya. The score received a
"Best Music" award at the Festival International de Flandre in 1995. The soundtrack
also contains several well-known Vietnamese ca dao (folk songs) and other popular
songs:
Nng Chiu - Sung and played by handicapped street performers.
Ru Con (Lullaby) sung by Lullaby Man.
Thng Bm (Little Bm)- Sung by Sad Woman to Crazy Son. Transliteration
and translation.
Em i, H Ni ph - Sung by Thanh Lam (the lounge singer).
Creep by Radiohead - Playing in dance club.

References

1. Jump up^ Blum-Reid, Sylvie (2003). East-West Encounters: Franco-

Asian Cinema and Literature. Wallflower Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-
903364-67-3.

****

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

 US Movie Poster
Directed by Tran Anh Hung
Produced by Christophe Rossignon
Written by Tran Anh Hung
Starring Tran Nu Yn-Kh
Nguyen Nhu Quynh
Le Khanh
Music by Tn-Tht Tit
Trnh Cng Sn[1]
Cinematography Mark Lee Ping Bin
Editing by Mario Battistel
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates July 6, 2001
Running time 112 minutes
Country France
Germany
Vietnam
Language Vietnamese

The Vertical Ray of the Sun is the third feature film by Vietnamese-born French
director Trn Anh Hng. It was released in 2000 and is the final part of what many now
consider to be Tran's "Vietnam trilogy."

The film centres on three sisters who live in present-day Hanoi: Suong is the eldest, then
Khanh in the middle, and Lien is the youngest. The film takes place over the course of
one month, starting on the anniversary of their mother's death and ending on the
anniversary of their father's. Tran was inspired to make the film after visiting Hanoi
during a break in the filming of Cyclo during the Christmas holidays in 1994.

This drama was lensed in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, as well as in H Long Bay and the
village of Luoi Ngoc, Qung Ninh Province.
The film's original score is composed by Tn-Tht Tit. Additionally, three songs of the
noted Vietnamese songwriter Trnh Cng Sn are interspersed through the film, as are
songs by The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Arab Strap, and The Married Monk.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000
Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot

On the anniversary of their mother's death, three sisters in contemporary Hanoi meet to
prepare a memorial banquet. After the banquet, the calm exteriors of the sisters' lives
begin to give way to more turbulent truths, which will affect their seemingly idyllic
relationships. The eldest sister has a small boy nicknamed Little Mouse, and botanical
photographer husband Quoc, who is prone to long absences from home. The middle
sister has recently discovered that she is pregnant to her husband Kien, who is a writer
suffering from writer's block. The flirtatious youngest sister constantly fantasises about
being pregnant, and lives with her brother Hai, for whom she has a deep affection. With
the brilliant Vietnamese summer as a setting Vertical Ray of the Sun is beautiful from
beginning to end, a charming, slow-paced, face value, family saga film.

Credited cast

Tran Nu Yn-Kh.... Lien

Nguyn Nh Qunh .... Sng
Le Khanh .... Khanh
Ngo Quang Hai .... Hai
Chu Hung .... Quoc
Tran Manh Cuong .... Kien
Le Tuan Anh .... Tuan
Le Ngoc Dung .... Huong

Alternate Titles
UK title: At the Height of Summer
References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "Cui cng cho mt tnh yu", "Nng thy tinh", "Rng xa
khp"
2. Jump up^ "Festival de Cannes: The Vertical Ray of the Sun". festival-
cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

***

I Come with the Rain

I Come with the Rain

 Film Poster
Directed by Tran Anh Hung
Produced by Fernando Sulichin
Jean Cazs
Jean-Pierre Marois
Written by Tran Anh Hung
Starring Josh Hartnett
Elias Koteas
Lee Byung-Hun
Takuya Kimura
Shawn Yue
Trn N Yn Kh
Music by Gustavo Santaolalla
Radiohead
Cinematography Juan Ruiz Ancha
Editing by Mario Battistel
Studio Central Films
Distributed by TF1 International
Release dates May 27, 2009 (Tokyo)
Running time 114 minutes
Country France
Language English
Budget $18,000,000
Box office $4,747,795[1]

I Come with the Rain is a 2009 neo-noir atmospheric thriller written and directed by
Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung, starring American actor Josh
Hartnett.
After making three movies about Vietnam, Tran Anh Hung intended to make
a baroque action film, a passionate thriller, both intense and poetic, haunted by three
characters from the mythology of film and the Western world: the serial killer,
the private investigator, and the Christ figure.

The action takes place in Los Angeles, Mindanao and Hong Kong and allows the
meeting of American and Asian actors.[2]

The film score is written by the Argentine Academy Award Winner Gustavo
Santaolalla and the English alternative rock band Radiohead. The filmmaker also makes
heavy use of post-rock music, including songs byExplosions in the Sky, Godspeed You!
Black Emperor, and A Silver Mt. Zion.
The film premiered in Tokyo at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills on May 27, 2009.[3]

Synopsis

Two years after killing Hasford, a serial killer, in the line of duty, Kline now works as a
private detective, but he is still haunted by the ghosts of his past. A powerful
pharmaceutical conglomerate boss hires Kline to find his only son Shitao who has
mysteriously disappeared in the Philippines where he had been helping in an orphanage.
Kline follows the trail left by the ethereal Shitao to the jungles of Mindanao, and then to
the urban jungle of Hong Kong, where he enlists the help of Meng Zi, an old police
officer friend. The search leads Kline to cross paths with local organized crime
syndicate boss Su Dongpo, who is making trouble for the underworld, triggered by an
overriding passion for his drug-addicted girlfriend Lili.

Caught in the crossfire between the Hong Kong police and Su Dongpo's mafia drug ring
which is also hunting for Shitao, Kline finds himself alone, in this unknown city, when
Meng Zi is victim of an assassination attempt and is hospitalised.

Leaving behind his 5-star hotel for a shabby murder scene apartment in order to get
inside the mind of Shitao, Kline gradually loses himself in the terrifying memories of
Hasford, whose speciality was dissecting his victims' limbs while they were still alive,
then reassembling them into installation sculptures.

After a few weeks immersed in his haunted memories, torn between good and evil,
Kline is about to leave Hong Kong when he finds Shitao, who has become a mysterious
vagrant with healing powers.[4][5]

Cast

Main cast

Josh Hartnett as Kline

Elias Koteas as Hasford
Lee Byung-Hun as Su Dongpo
Takuya Kimura as Shitao
Shawn Yue as Meng Zi
Trn N Yn Kh as Lili
Supporting cast

Eusebio Poncela as Vargas

Sam Lee as The Monk Artist
Carl Ng as The Dead Sack Man
William Chow Tze Ho as Mi Fu
Bo-yuan Chan as Dai Xi
Russ Kingston as Felix Sportis
Jo Kuk as The 9mm Lover
David Tang as Wang Wei
Thea Aquino as The Erotic Dancer
Alvaro Longoria as The Psychiatrist
Benito Sagredo as The Male Nurse

Festival Screenings

6th Fresh Film Fest[6]

Section: Contemporary World Cinema
Location: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Screening dates: August 13, 2009 - August 15, 2009
14th Pusan International Film Festival[7][8]
Section: Gala Presentation
Location: Busan, South Korea
Screening dates: October 9, 2009 - October 13, 2009 - October 15, 2009 15th Lund
International Fantastic Film Festival[9]
Section: International Competition (nominated: The Siren Best Film)[10]
Location: Lund, Sweden
Screening date: September 19, 2009
3rd Empire Open Cinema[11][12]
Section: Selection
Location: Moscow, Russia
Screening dates: September 2, 2010

References

1. Jump up^ "I Come with the Rain". Box Office Mojo.
2. Jump up^ Director's notes, TF1 International
3. Jump up^ "Japanese teaser for Anh Hung Trans "I Come with the
Rain"". Nippon Cinema (Kevin Ouellette). May 9, 2009. Retrieved 2011-
07-19.
4. Jump up^ Synopsis, Central Films
5. Jump up^ "Blood is the new black". The Japan Online (Kaori Shoji).
June 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
6. Jump up^ ""I Come With The Rain" screening at the Fresh Film
Fest". Flixster (Fresh Film Fest). July 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
7. Jump up^ "Three world-class actors gather in S. Korea's Int'l Film
Festival". China View (Yan). October 9, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
8. Jump up^ "Heartthrob Trio Takes Busan by Storm". The Korea
Times (Lee Hyo-won). October 11, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
 9. Jump up^ International Competition 2009 , Fantastisk Film Festival
Lund 23 September - 2 Oktober 2010
10. Jump up^ What happens at Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
2010?, Fantastisk Film Festival Lund 23 September - 2 Oktober 2010
11. Jump up^ "I Come with the Rain : To Screen At Empire Open Cinema
2010". Absolute Josh Hartnett (Olivier). August 11, 2010. Retrieved
2011-07-19.
12. Jump up^ "I Come with the Rain - Institute for Media, Architecture and
Design, Moscow, Russia". Kontramarka.ru (in Russian). August 2010.
Retrieved 2011-07-19.

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Norwegian Wood (film)

Norwegian Wood
 Film poster
Directed by Tran Anh Hung
Produced by Chihiro Kameyama
Shinji Ogawa
Screenplay by Tran Anh Hung
Based on Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami
Starring Kenichi Matsuyama
Rinko Kikuchi
Kiko Mizuhara
Music by Jonny Greenwood
Can
Cinematography Mark Lee Ping Bin
Editing by Mario Battistel
Distributed by Toho
Release dates 2 September 2010 (Venice)
11 December 2010 (Japan)
Running time 133 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office USD$17,636,261[1]
Norwegian Wood ( Noruwei no mori?) is a Japanese drama
film directed by Tran Anh Hung, based on Haruki Murakami's novel of the same name.
The film was released in Japan on 11 December 2010.[2]

Plot
Toru Watanabe is a quiet and serious young man in 1960s Tokyo whose personal life is
in tumult, having lost his best friend Kizuki after he inexplicably commits suicide.
Seeking an escape, Toru enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, during a walk in a
park, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko, and they grow close. Naoko continues to
be devastated by the loss of Kizuki and spirals into a deep depression.[3]

Toru sleeps with Naoko on her 20th birthday. Shortly afterwards, Naoko withdraws
from the world and leaves for a sanitarium in a remote forest setting near Kyoto. Toru is
anguished by the situation, as he still has deep feelings for Naoko, but she is unable to
reciprocate. He also lives with the influence of death everywhere, while Naoko feels as
if some integral part of her has been permanently lost. He continues with his studies,
and during the spring semester meets an attractive girl and fellow student Midori, who
is everything that Naoko isn't outgoing, vivacious, and supremely self-confident. The
story then follows Toru as he is torn between the two women in his life, and choosing
between his past and his future.

Cast

Ken'ichi Matsuyama as Watanabe

Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko
Kiko Mizuhara as Midori
Tetsuji Tamayama as Nagasawa
Kengo Kora as Kizuki
Reika Kirishima as Reiko Ishida
Eriko Hatsune as Hatsumi
Shigesato Itoi as the Professor
Haruomi Hosono as the Record Shop Manager
Yukihiro Takahashi as the Gatekeeper

Release

This film debuted in the 67th Venice International Film Festival where it competed for
the Golden Lion.[4] It was then subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on December
11, 2010.[2]

Europe

In the UK, it was released on March 11, 2011, [5] while in Russia, it was released under
the name of on 16 December 2010.[6]

North America

In the US, the film had a limited release on January 6, 2012 in New York City and
Washington D.C.[7] In Canada, the film was released on March 2, 2012.[8]

Reception

Critical reception
The Daily Telegraph said that director Tran Anh Hung was "brave" to attempt to bring
Haruki Murakami's 1987 novel to the big screen but mentioned that "the film comes
across as a mere summary of Murakamis book".[9]

Accolades

Date of
Film Festival Category Participants/Recipients Result
ceremony
67th Venice
2 September
International Golden Lion Norwegian Wood Nominated
2010
Film Festival[4]
35th Toronto
9 September Special
International Norwegian Wood Participant
2010 Presentations
Film Festival[10]
7th Dubai 12 Muhr Asia Africa Norwegian Wood Nominated
International December Muhr Asia Africa
Film Festival[11] 2010 Jonny Greenwood Won
Best Composer
Best Actress Rinko Kikuchi Nominated
Best
5th Asian Film 21 March Mark Lee Ping-bin Won
Cinematography
Awards[12] 2011
Best Costume
Yen-khe Luguern Nominated
Design
30th Istanbul
International April 2011 FIPRESCI Tran Anh Hung Won
[13]
Film Festival

Soundtrack

The score for the film's soundtracks was composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny
Greenwood.[14] An original soundtrack album for the film was released on 10 November
2010, containing pieces from Greenwood's score, along with three songs used in the
film by German Krautrock band Can, all originally released between 1969 and 1971.[15]
Track list:[14]

No. Translation Japanese title Romanization

"Bit About Yourself, You Want to M sukoshi jibun no
1.
Properly" koto, kichinto shitai no
Sgen, Kaze,
2. "Meadows, Wind, Groves"
Zkibayashi
"Mary, Mary, So Contrary"
"Mary, Mary, So
3. (from the album Monster
Contrary"
Movie by Can)

4. "Since I'll Come to See You Again" Mata ai ni kurukara ne

 "Don't Read Things That Have Not Toki no senrei o ukete
5.
Had the Baptism of Time" inai mono o yomu na
6. "Reiko" "Reiko"
"Bring Me Coffee or Tea" "Bring Me Coffee
7.
(from the album Tago Mago by Can) or Tea"
8. "Naoko Has Died" Naoko ga shinda

9. "Shut Up Like a Good Boy" Ii ko dakara damattete

Atemonaku
10. "I Walked About Aimlessly"
arukimawatta

11. "Quarter Tone Bloom" Kwt tn burmu

"Don't Turn the Light On, Leave Me "Don't Turn the
12. Alone" Light On, Leave Me
(from the album Soundtracks by Can) Alone"
Watashi o toru toki wa
13. "When You Take Me, Take Only Me"
watashi dake o totte ne
14. "Severe Auditory Hallucinations" Hageshii gench

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