Author: Haruki Murakami

 

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan.

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami

The Movies I Watched in September

Antz 1998  8/10

A Bug's Life 1998  7/10

El Conde 2023  7/10

 Criss Cross 1949  7/10

Doraibu mai kâ 2021  7/10

Ehrengard. Forførelsens kunst 2023  5/10

The Elephant 6 Recording Co. 2022  6/10 

Emily 2022  6/10

Gertrud 1964  6/10

Hallam Foe 2007  7/10

 Heli 2013  7/10

Hotaru no haka 1988  8/10

 

Infinity Pool 2023  710

 

Lauf Junge Lauf 2013  6/10

Lucky 2017  7/10

Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. Season 2 2023  6/10

Narayama bushikô 1958  6/10

Noruwei no mori 2010  7/10

The Oklahoma Kid 1939  6/10

Painkiller 2023  6/10

Ratcatcher 1999  8/10

A Royal Night Out 2015  6/10

65 2023  5/10

The Swan 2023  7/10 

Tár 2022  6/10

Turning Red 2022  7/10

Under the Silver Lake 2018  6/10

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023  7/10

Beoning (2018)

A young bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa, and when back, she introduces a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.

Intense, enigmatic and multi-layered character study is slow-paced, but slyly keeps one's attention throughout; enhanced by beautiful cinematography and great performances by the three leads.

First Lines: Haruki Murakami - After Dark

Eyes mark the shape of the city.

First Lines: Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore

"So you're all set for money, then?" the boy named Crow asks in his typical sluggish voice.

First Lines: Haruki Murakami - Norwegian Wood

I was thirty-seven then, strapped in my seat as the huge 747 plunged through dense cloud cover on approach to the Hamburg airport.

New stuff

Tony Takitani (2004)

When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic.

Quiet, subdued adaptation of a Haruki Murakami tale which creates a lyrical tone of its own, wonderfully photographed.

P.S.: Made me want to read the story, so I ordered the book.