A film adaptation directed by Tran Anh Hung was released in Japan in 2010. The film stars Kenichi Matsuyama as Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko, and Kiko Mizuhara as Midori.[12] It was presented at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Jonny Greenwood wrote the score for the film.[13]
Locations used in the film include the Tonomine highlands, Mineyama highlands and Kasumi coast.