
Writing
Haruki Murakami
Born
1949-01-12 (77)
Place of birth
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Writing
Credits
6 titles
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside Japan.
Known for
A lonely young woman spends most of the time at home in her empty apartment after her husband left her. Eventually she gets a job at an elephant factory where you make five new elephants from parts of a single. At the same time, she dreams of a dwarf who wants to dance with her. But the dwarf is taboo. And when she tells about her dream to a workmate she is dismissed from work.
Dansa med dvärgar
2003
4.9A newlywed couple attempts to save their marriage by recreating a petty crime.
The Second Bakery Attack
2010
4.8Featuring members of popular K-pop bands, this episodic feature shot in trendy Seoul is a collection of stories about love, hope and music.
Acoustic
2010
6.0Revealing the flaws of Japanese society, the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway prompted Murakami to return to his homeland, whose conformism he rejected, to examine it closely. This led to the creation of two works: Underground and 1Q84.
Haruki Murakami: From Underground to 1Q84
2025
NRA young man goes out to look for his missing cat but soon realizes he's being followed by a mysterious teenage girl.
Upon the Vanishing of the Cat
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NRTuesday’s Women adapts a short story by Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami about a man already in turmoil who finds himself further mystified by a number of women he meets one Tuesday.
Tuesday's Women
2005
Film credits
Behind the camera
A lonely young woman spends most of the time at home in her empty apartment after her husband left her. Eventually she gets a job at an elephant factory where you make five new elephants from parts of a single. At the same time, she dreams of a dwarf who wants to dance with her. But the dwarf is taboo. And when she tells about her dream to a workmate she is dismissed from work.
Dansa med dvärgar
2003
4.9A newlywed couple attempts to save their marriage by recreating a petty crime.
The Second Bakery Attack
2010
4.8Featuring members of popular K-pop bands, this episodic feature shot in trendy Seoul is a collection of stories about love, hope and music.
Acoustic
2010
NRA young man goes out to look for his missing cat but soon realizes he's being followed by a mysterious teenage girl.
Upon the Vanishing of the Cat
—
NRTuesday’s Women adapts a short story by Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami about a man already in turmoil who finds himself further mystified by a number of women he meets one Tuesday.
Tuesday's Women
2005
