Set in the 1960s, high school student Toru Watanabe loses his only friend Kizuki after he commits suicide. Toru, now looking for a new life, enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko in the university. They grow close because they both share the same loss. As Toru and Naoko grow even closer, Naoko's sense of loss also grows. After Naoko's 20th birthday, she leaves for a sanitarium in Kyoto. Watanabe, devastated by the situation, meets pure-hearted Midori during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world ....
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 133 minutes
✓ Genre: Drama, Romance
✓ Stars: Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Mizuhara Kiko, Reika Kirishima, Eriko Hatsune
✓ Director: Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner, Shinji Ogawa, Satoshi Fukushima, Jonny Greenwood
The Norwegian Wood (2010) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Norwegian Wood (2010) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Norwegian Wood (2010) is staring with Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Mizuhara Kiko, Reika Kirishima, Eriko Hatsune, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner, Shinji Ogawa, Satoshi Fukushima, Jonny Greenwood juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.