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Murakami Haruki Short Story Collection ‘After the Quake’ Sets Film Adaptation, Sales at Bitters End (EXCLUSIVE)
‘After the Quake,’ a film adaptation of a Murakami Haruki story collection, has been picked up by Bitters End for international sales.
All were written in the third person and set in the narrow time period between the Feb. 1995 Kobe quake and the shocking poison gas attacks on the Tokyo metro system the following month. Its sales slate includes: Zeze Takahisa’s “The Boy and the Dog,” a heartwarming tale of loyalty and resilience set for release in spring 2025, through Toho; and samurai epic “Bushido,” which is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya and stars Kusanagi Tsuyoshi. Bitters End has handled art-house films by leading Japanese and international directors including Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Bong Joon-Ho, the Dardenne brothers, Jia Zhangke, Roy Anderson and Gianfranco Rosi.
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