Kafka on the Shore

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation not adapted into film
Haruki Murakami's novel
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:novel
gptkbp:box_office $10 million
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Kafka_Tamura
Nakata
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Katsumi_Yanagijima
gptkbp:critical_reception acclaimed
positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact Japanese cinema
international audiences
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:Japanese_folklore
gptkb:Greek_mythology
Western philosophy
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Akira_Suzuki
gptkbp:features gptkb:music
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Kochi_Prefecture
gptkb:Tokyo
gptkb:Kagawa_Prefecture
gptkbp:follows two characters
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
magical realism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kafka on the Shore
gptkbp:impact cult following
influenced contemporary literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Japanese_culture
Western literature
magical realism
surrealism
gptkbp:inspiration Kafka's works
Murakami's life experiences
gptkbp:isbn 978-1-4000-3345-9
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Kafka_Tamura
Nakata
gptkbp:motif supernatural elements
philosophical questions
running away
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:narrative_style non-linear
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Best_Director
gptkb:Best_Film
Best Adapted Screenplay
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The world is full of things you can’t see.”
“ I want to be a cat.”
“ I’m not sure what I’m looking for.”
“ Memories warm you up from the inside.”
“ You can’t escape your own shadow.”
gptkbp:page_count 432
gptkbp:plot intertwined stories
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Toru_Takahashi
gptkbp:published gptkb:2002
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Harvill_Secker
gptkbp:reader_demographic open-ended
gptkbp:release_format gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
streaming
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:2005
gptkbp:runtime 128 minutes
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Japan
2000s
gptkbp:style lyrical
poetic
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:water
gptkb:dreams
gptkb:music
cats
gptkbp:themes gptkb:fate
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Philip_Gabriel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkb:Murakami
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4