Haruki Murakami
Writer · Born January 12, 1949 (77) · Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 12, 1949 (77)
- Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Haruki Murakami's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Haruki Murakami's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Haruki Murakami's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
After the Quake(2025)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Jishin no ato de(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Sheep Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Drive My Car(2021)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Hanalei Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Burning(2018)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsAfter Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The 100% Perfect Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Heroes & Demons(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Acoustic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Second Bakery Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Norwegian Wood(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Tuesday's Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tony Takitani(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Elephant Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Dansa med dvärgar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
A Girl, She Is 100% (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Attack on a Bakery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Hear the Wind Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Upon the Vanishing of the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 1981 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Norwegian Wood (2010)
Highest rated
Drive My Car (2021)
Most popular right now
Burning (2018)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Haruki Murakami's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Haruki Murakami's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Haruki Murakami work with?
People who share at least 2 of Haruki Murakami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takamasa Ôe shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Takamasa ÔeShared titles: Jishin no ato de (2025), Drive My Car (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Takamasa Ôe
Actors
- Masaki OkadaShared titles: Jishin no ato de (2025), Drive My Car (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Masaki Okada
- Hidetoshi NishijimaShared titles: Drive My Car (2021), Tony Takitani (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Hidetoshi Nishijima
- Reika KirishimaShared titles: Drive My Car (2021), Norwegian Wood (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Reika Kirishima
