![Mari Yamaguchi Novelist Haruki Murakami and film director Pierre Foldes shake hands at the end of a talk session after a screening of “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,” an animated film adapted from the Japanese author’s short stories, in Tokyo, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/45cbecd58aa24d1f8f33179227f3225c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Novelist Haruki Murakami and film director Pierre Foldes shake hands at the end of a talk session after a screening of “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,” an animated film adapted from the Japanese author’s short stories, in Tokyo, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)
![Mari Yamaguchi Novelist Haruki Murakami and film director Pierre Foldes pose for a photo at the end of a talk session after a screening of “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,” an animated film adapted from the Japanese author’s short stories, in Tokyo, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/54140ab42c2f44aa8ef732ea45f5083e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Novelist Haruki Murakami and film director Pierre Foldes pose for a photo at the end of a talk session after a screening of “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,” an animated film adapted from the Japanese author’s short stories, in Tokyo, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)