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Norwegian Wood (2010)

September 30, 2010 (JP) Drama, Romance • 134m

Overview

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Tokio Emoto
Tokio Emoto

Storm Trooper

Takao Handa
Takao Handa

Midori's Father

Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono

Record Shop Manager

Yuki Ito
Yuki Ito

Student Activist

Kentaro Tamura
Kentaro Tamura

Student Activist

Makoto Sugisawa
Makoto Sugisawa

Student Activist

Kohei Yoshino
Kohei Yoshino

Student Activist

Yusuke
Yusuke

High School Classmate

Sawako Okuma
Sawako Okuma

College Girl

Izumi Hirasawa
Izumi Hirasawa

Midori's Friend

Mariko Yamanaka
Mariko Yamanaka

Midori's Sister (voice)

Shinichi Hara
Shinichi Hara

Dorm Student

Yuichi Ito
Yuichi Ito

tea room Ginza staff

Crew
Wouter Barendrecht
Wouter Barendrecht

Executive Producer

Chihiro Kameyama
Chihiro Kameyama

Executive Producer

Masao Teshima
Masao Teshima

Executive Producer

Michael J. Werner
Michael J. Werner

Executive Producer

Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood

Original Music Composer

Norifumi Ataka
Norifumi Ataka

Production Design

Trần Nữ Yên Khê
Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Production Design

Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Mark Lee Ping-Bing

Director of Photography

Philippe Amouroux
Philippe Amouroux

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Akihiko Okase
Akihiko Okase

Sound Effects

Hiromichi Komai
Hiromichi Komai

Online Editor

Chikako Namba
Chikako Namba

Assistant Editor

Kiyoshi Anatol Runze
Kiyoshi Anatol Runze

Post Production Coordinator

Seiji Saitô
Seiji Saitô

Color Grading

Yaori Sato
Yaori Sato

Color Timer

Tetsuya Nomura
Tetsuya Nomura

Set Decoration

Ayaki Takagi
Ayaki Takagi

Set Decoration

Naoko Ikeo
Naoko Ikeo

Additional Hairstylist

Kana Masuda
Kana Masuda

Additional Hairstylist

Yûichi Matsui
Yûichi Matsui

Makeup Effects Designer

Manami Miyamoto
Manami Miyamoto

Additional Hairstylist

Etsuko Ohno
Etsuko Ohno

Additional Hairstylist

Satoka Takakuwa
Satoka Takakuwa

Assistant Hairstylist

Satoka Takakuwa
Satoka Takakuwa

Assistant Makeup Artist

Fumi Takeshita
Fumi Takeshita

Key Hair Stylist

Fumi Takeshita
Fumi Takeshita

Key Makeup Artist

Chika Tanabe
Chika Tanabe

Additional Hairstylist

Masayo Tokuda
Masayo Tokuda

Additional Hairstylist

Takashi Ishihara
Takashi Ishihara

Production Supervisor

TAGUCHI Yusuke
TAGUCHI Yusuke

Production Manager

Hironori Terashima
Hironori Terashima

Production Supervisor

Hideaki Jimbo
Hideaki Jimbo

Assistant Director

Shozo Katashima
Shozo Katashima

First Assistant Director

Yu Koreyasu
Yu Koreyasu

Assistant Director

Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka

Assistant Director

Yuko Yamamoto
Yuko Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Takumi Hirano
Takumi Hirano

Additional Set Dresser

Kenji Iizuka
Kenji Iizuka

Construction Foreman

Mai Ikeo
Mai Ikeo

Set Dresser

Gen Itô
Gen Itô

Assistant Art Director

Kenji Iwai
Kenji Iwai

Set Dresser

Hironori Iwamoto
Hironori Iwamoto

Assistant Art Director

Chie Matsumoto
Chie Matsumoto

Additional Set Dresser

Mariko Mituzaki
Mariko Mituzaki

Additional Set Dresser

Fumiori Nagashima
Fumiori Nagashima

Construction Foreman

Aya Suzuki
Aya Suzuki

Assistant Art Director

Ayumi Tokuda
Ayumi Tokuda

Set Dresser

Yasuhiro Yamauchi
Yasuhiro Yamauchi

Additional Set Dresser

Tsuyoshi Yamazaki
Tsuyoshi Yamazaki

Assistant Art Director

Yukio Hokari
Yukio Hokari

Sound Effects

Natsuko Inoue
Natsuko Inoue

Foley Editor

Hiroshi Ishigai
Hiroshi Ishigai

Dialogue Editor

Hideaki Ishii
Hideaki Ishii

Sound Recordist

Takeshi Kawamata
Takeshi Kawamata

Sound Recordist

Fusako Kitagawa
Fusako Kitagawa

Sound Assistant

Vincent Maloumian
Vincent Maloumian

Assistant Foley Artist

Noboru Nishio
Noboru Nishio

Sound Recordist

Miki Nomura
Miki Nomura

Sound Engineer

Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Tsuyoshi Shimizu

Sound Recordist

Kazuhiko Tomita
Kazuhiko Tomita

Sound Recordist

Niels Barletta
Niels Barletta

Sound Engineer

Hidekazu Kishiura
Hidekazu Kishiura

Special Effects Supervisor

Yoshitaka Makigi
Yoshitaka Makigi

Special Effects Technician

Kimiko Murai
Kimiko Murai

Special Effects Technician

Chuji Shimajiri
Chuji Shimajiri

Special Effects Supervisor

Isamu Terakado
Isamu Terakado

Special Effects Technician

Shoko Azami
Shoko Azami

Compositing Artist

Nobuya Ishida
Nobuya Ishida

Compositing Artist

Keisuke Katohno
Keisuke Katohno

Matte Painter

Hajime Matsumoto
Hajime Matsumoto

Visual Effects Supervisor

Minami Okuma
Minami Okuma

Compositing Artist

Yukio Sakamoto
Yukio Sakamoto

Compositing Artist

Kiyohisa Shirao
Kiyohisa Shirao

Compositing Artist

Daiwa Shôji
Daiwa Shôji

Compositing Artist

Takashi Tanaka
Takashi Tanaka

Compositing Artist

Naoto Tobe
Naoto Tobe

Compositing Artist

Fumina Echizen
Fumina Echizen

Additional Grip

Jun Fukumoto
Jun Fukumoto

Director of Photography

Alan Gitlin
Alan Gitlin

Digital Imaging Technician

Arata Ishizuka
Arata Ishizuka

Best Boy Grip

Keigo Fukushima
Keigo Fukushima

Assistant Camera

Gao Shiyi
Gao Shiyi

Assistant Camera

Yoshiyuki Iida
Yoshiyuki Iida

Assistant Camera

Gen Ito
Gen Ito

Assistant Camera

Hiroki Izumi
Hiroki Izumi

Steadicam Operator

Megumi Kitamura
Megumi Kitamura

Underwater Camera

Shigeto Kunii
Shigeto Kunii

Assistant Camera

Hideo Kunimatsu
Hideo Kunimatsu

Camera Production Assistant

Koichi Kuroda
Koichi Kuroda

Still Photographer

Takako Maji
Takako Maji

Assistant Camera

Hiroshi Matsuda
Hiroshi Matsuda

Additional Grip

Hiroyuki Matsudo
Hiroyuki Matsudo

Underwater Camera

Yuki Nakamura
Yuki Nakamura

Lighting Director

Tetsuo Sano
Tetsuo Sano

Underwater Camera

Ryota Satô
Ryota Satô

Additional Grip

Hikaru Satô
Hikaru Satô

Assistant Camera

Yudai Sato
Yudai Sato

Additional Grip

Takayuki Sugimura
Takayuki Sugimura

Assistant Camera

Yôsuke Suzuki
Yôsuke Suzuki

Additional Grip

Takemasa Tagishi
Takemasa Tagishi

Additional Grip

Sean Walker
Sean Walker

Assistant Camera

Ryuta Takaya
Ryuta Takaya

Casting Associate

Sachiko Hanaoka
Sachiko Hanaoka

Location Manager

Atsushi Shimane
Atsushi Shimane

Location Manager

Bryce Edge
Bryce Edge

Music Producer

Aiko Kakurai
Aiko Kakurai

Music Coordinator

Kei Sato
Kei Sato

Music Editor

Graeme Stewart
Graeme Stewart

Music Producer

Eriko Tateno
Eriko Tateno

Vocal Coach

Teru Yasui
Teru Yasui

Music Producer

Kazuko Shingyoku
Kazuko Shingyoku

Script Supervisor

Keiko Amano
Keiko Amano

Production Assistant

Naomi Hatta
Naomi Hatta

Producer's Assistant

Naoki Hishikawa
Naoki Hishikawa

Production Assistant

Anna Ishikawa
Anna Ishikawa

Dialect Coach

Yasuharu Kanda
Yasuharu Kanda

Set Supervisor

Reiko Katayama
Reiko Katayama

Producer's Assistant

Yume Murakami
Yume Murakami

Production Accountant

Natsuko Nezu
Natsuko Nezu

Production Accountant

Saori Sekiguchi
Saori Sekiguchi

Title Designer

Shigeharu Tokunaga
Shigeharu Tokunaga

Production Assistant

Teruo Tsuda
Teruo Tsuda

Title Designer

Ken Yasui
Ken Yasui

Production Assistant



Reviews

Alunauwie

⭐ 8/10

February 28, 2026

Norwegian Wood tenderly portrays grief and emotional survival after loss, following Toru as he navigates trauma, memory, and complicated bonds with Naoko and Midori. Through restrained performances and symbolic storytelling, the film captures intimacy and sorrow with quiet depth, even if its pacing occasionally feels fragmented. Ultimately, it offers a reflective and melancholic experience about choosing to live in the aftermath of heartbreak.

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Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

Revenue

$17,636,261

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