Sports & CultureVariety1 min read9/21/2026 (2h ago)

Bestselling Japanese Novelist Maha Harada Says ‘If This Is a Dream, I Hope I Never Wake Up’ About Her San Sebastian – and Busan – Bound Directing Debut ‘In My Father’s Room’

Bestselling Japanese Novelist Maha Harada Says ‘If This Is a Dream, I Hope I Never Wake Up’ About Her San Sebastian – and Busan – Bound Directing Debut ‘In My Father’s Room’
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Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera. Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My Father’s Room,” a film adapted from her own short story “An Unnecessary Man,” and it arrives in competition at the San Sebastian Film […]

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  • Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera.
  • Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My Father’s Room,” a film adapted from her own short story “An Unnecessary Man,” and it arrives in competition at the San Sebastian Film […]
  • Full details and original dispatch available below.

Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera. Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My Father’s Room,” a film adapted from her own short story “An Unnecessary Man,” and it arrives in competition at the San Sebastian Film […]

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Bestselling Japanese Novelist Maha Harada Says ‘If This Is a Dream, I Hope I Never Wake Up’ About Her San Sebastian – and Busan – Bound Directing Debut ‘In My Father’s Room’ — Loop60