C – Kazuo Ishiguro – Plays, Movies and Television
Some of Ishiguro’s work has been adapted for the stage and film and he has also written original works for television and movies.
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Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
A Profile of Arthur J. Mason (1984)
Original television screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. First broadcast on Channel 4, UK on 18th October 1984.
The Gourmet (1984)
Original television screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. First broadcast on Channel 4, UK on 8th May 1986. Published in Granta 43 – Spring 1993. (see photos below)
The Saddest Music In The World (2003)
Original screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro.
The White Countess (2005)
Original screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Living (2022)
Screenplay adapted by Kazuo Ishiguro from the film Ikuru (Japan, 1952). (see photos below)
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Adapted from works by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day (1989)
Screenplay adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
The Remains of the Day (2010)
Stage musical adapted by Alex Loveless.
Never Let Me Go (2011)
Screenplay adapted by Alex Garland.
Published by Faber & Faber 2011. ISBN: 978-0-571-27548-9. (see photos below)
Never Let Me Go (2016)
TV mini series adaptation made in Japan.
An Artist of the Floating World (2019)
TV movie made in Japan.
Never Let Me Go (2023)
TV series made by Hulu / Disney.
Come Rain or Come Shine (2023)
Adapted as a stage musical by Carolyn Burns, Tim Finn and Simon Phillips (Melbourne Theatre Company production in 2023). (see photos below)
Klara and the Sun (2025)
Screenplay adapted by Dahvi Waller.
The Buried Giant (2025+)
Screenplay adapted by Dennis Kelly and Guillermo del Toro.
