Japan Synopsis
ノルウェイの森
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Norwegian Wood. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Fuji Television Network
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Norwegian Wood itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, Norwegian Wood sits at #284 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Norwegian Wood premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2405th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
181 audience reviews — more than 85% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Norwegian Wood, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- young man · 2
- sanitarium · 1
- reading · 1
- 1960s · 20
- kyoto · 12
- japan · 454
- based on novel or book · 288
- suicide · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,424 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,514 of 1,933 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Fuji Television Network, Sankei Shimbun, Sumitomo Corporation, dentsu, Kodansha |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | December 11, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1270842 |
| Official Site | www.norway-mori.com |