Though the presenter is quite brash, here’s a very good tutorial on “how to play norwegian wood” on the guitar: and, once you tire of listening to his voice, here’s the beautiful original:

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§41 · December 20, 2009 · Videos · (No comments) ·


In German, but it doesn’t matter – here’s a very nice CGI interpretation of Haruki’s “Monster”:

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§39 · December 16, 2009 · Videos · (No comments) ·


This video has really bad sound quality, but it gives you a chance to hear Haruki speak about his work & read from one of his books:

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§34 · December 12, 2009 · Videos · (No comments) ·


Though totally in Japanese, I still enjoyed watching this Hear the Wind Sing video:

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§32 · December 10, 2009 · Videos · (No comments) ·


This was never my favourite Murakami story, but people seem to love it. Here’s a short story based on Haruki’s “On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl” story:

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§29 · December 8, 2009 · Videos · (No comments) ·


Frank Galati, recipient of 9 Joseph Jefferson Awards, discusses Haruki Murakami’s work, themes, and characters:

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§24 · December 6, 2009 · Videos · (No comments) ·