Kafka on the Shore at LG Arts Center

'Kafka on the shore’ is an internationally bestselling novel by Japan’s most widely read and highly regarded author, Haruki MURAKAMI. The book features a 15-yearold boy named Kafka, who runs away from his home in Tokyo, to escape a troublesome father and dark prophecy which he learns of. Kafka’s story soon meets with the elderly visage of Nakata, whose hunt for a lost cat takes him on the road for the first time in his life. With its blend of magical realism, suspense, humor and sex, it was long regarded a great challenge for anyone who attempt to dramatize this novel. Now, celebrated director Yukio NINAGAWA realizes his long-held ambition to stage it. Using a series of multi-layered sets, NINAGAWA’s magnificently visualized staging of this epic will fascinate the audience.
Ages: 15 years and over