Norwegian Wood

Set in the 1960s, high school student Toru Watanabe loses his only friend Kizuki after he commits suicide. Toru, now looking for a new life, enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko in the university. They grow close because they both share the same loss. As Toru and Naoko grow even closer, Naoko's sense of loss also grows. After Naoko's 20th birthday, she leaves for a sanitarium in Kyoto. Watanabe, devastated by the situation, meets pure-hearted Midori during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world ...Norwegian Wood featuring Kenichi Matsuyama and Rinko Kikuchi is free on Tubi, streaming with subscription on Hoopla, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, and 1 other. It's a drama and romance movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 6.3 (10,900 votes) and was well received by critics.