{"id":14673,"date":"2026-08-14T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/08\/14\/murakami-saw-his-book-come-alive-the-japanese-company-bringing-the-authors-science-fiction-masterpiece-to-the-stage-culture-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:31:59","slug":"murakami-saw-his-book-come-alive-the-japanese-company-bringing-the-authors-science-fiction-masterpiece-to-the-stage-culture-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/08\/14\/murakami-saw-his-book-come-alive-the-japanese-company-bringing-the-authors-science-fiction-masterpiece-to-the-stage-culture-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Murakami saw his book come alive!\u2019: the Japanese company bringing the author\u2019s science fiction masterpiece to the stage Culture | The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A play based on the writer\u2019s dreamlike novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is touring the world, riding a wave of interest in Japanese culture. Its creators talk about how they adapted the famously cryptic tale<\/p>\n<p>Tatsuya Fujiwara is no stranger to London\u2019s Barbican theatre. It was here nearly 30 years ago that one of Japan\u2019s biggest film stars, now 44, made his stage debut. He was just 15, plucked out of an audition of more than 5,000 hopeful youngsters by the\u00a0revered theatre director Yukio Ninagawa for his play Shintoku-Maru. It kickstarted Fujiwara\u2019s career, and three years later he landed a role in the cult dystopian<strong> <\/strong>film Battle Royale, going on to star in hit TV dramas and blockbuster films, all the while continuing to perform in Ninagawa\u2019s acclaimed productions.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Fujiwara returns to where it all began, to perform in a stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami\u2019s science fiction novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. The story alternates between two seemingly unrelated narratives: a\u00a0cyberpunk thriller set in\u00a0Tokyo, and a surreal fantasy that unfolds within a mysterious walled town. Directed by the French choreographer Philippe Decoufl\u00e9, the play premiered in Tokyo in January, toured Japan until March, then Singapore in April. After the Barbican run this autumn, the tour will wrap up in Paris.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2026\/aug\/14\/tatsuya-fujiwara-philippe-decoufle-haruki-murakami-hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2026\/aug\/14\/tatsuya-fujiwara-philippe-decoufle-haruki-murakami-hard-boiled-wonderland-and-the-end-of-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\">Read More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8a009f44f9fbf2e01e136f95b2f138e6014efe0a\/0_550_1365_1091\/master\/1365.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=420b45b5f00c72baff1eb0ae9fa4ad3f\" title=\"\u2018Murakami saw his book come alive!\u2019: the Japanese company bringing the author\u2019s science fiction masterpiece to the stage\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A play based on the writer\u2019s dreamlike novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is touring the world, riding a wave of interest in Japanese culture. 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