There is now a stage version of the Kafka on the Shore novel by Haruki Murakami. In fact the world premiere of the stage play was launched September 18 this year and this play was made as the initial play for the launching of the Steppenwolf Theater Company's 2008-09 Season. The production featured Francis Guinan and John Michael Hill with Christine Bunuan, Gerson Dacanay, Mary Ann de la Cruz, Christopher Larkin, Aiko Nakasone, Andrew Pang, David Rhee and Lisa Tejero. Hmm from the looks of it, at least three could be Filipino names. Are they Filipinos? The show's stsory was summed up in these lines;
A young boy's coming of age parallels an old man's search for destiny in modern day Japan where the borders between everyday reality, dreams and imagination are constantly crossed. In this world premiere adaptation of the popular novel, encounter talking cats on the streets of Tokyo, World War II soldiers trapped in time, Colonel Sanders and Johnnie Walker. Experience the unexpected in this fantastical tale about waking up to your own life.
The play that was based on the Haruki Murakami book was developed as part of Steppenwolf's New Play Initiative.
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