Haruki Murakami doesn’t write in any particular genre — the Japanese literary giant is a genre. While his expansive bibliography has seen him dip his toe into everything from magical realism and ...

Pierre Földes’ animated feature interweaves six stories by the celebrated Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic The feature is divided into six sections, each ...

Takashi Murakami has achieved a level of ubiquity that is unparalleled in the art world. Hyperallergic met with Murakami to discuss the deeper meanings of his first film, the challenges he faced in ...

“After the Quake,” a film adaptation of a Murakami Haruki story collection, has been picked up by Japan’s Bitters End for international rights sales. Directed by Inoue Tsuyoshi (“Amachan”) and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Zeitgeist Films, in association with Kino Lorber, has acquired all U.S. rights to the animated feature Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman from The Match Factory. The feature debut of composer ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Days after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northern Japan, an anthropomorphic, human-size, chatty frog sits at the kitchen table of Mr. Katagiri (voiced by Marcelo Arroyo), a ...