Wood Job! is a 2014 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi and based on the novel Kamusari naa naa Nichij? (????????) by Shion Miura. The film stars Shota Sometani, Masami Nagasawa, and Hideaki Ito. The main theme song is "Happiest Fool", sung by Maia Hirasawa. The film was released on 10 May 2014, and made its North American premiere at LA Eigafest 2014.
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Plot
The story revolves around Yuki Hirano (played by Shota Sometani), who, after failing his university entrance examinations and being left by his girlfriend, decides to join a forestry training program on seeing an attractive female face (Nagasawa) on a promotional leaflet. The program is difficult, and while he wants to quit, he continues, while many others from the program drop out. While initially being skeptical of the newcomber, the villagers, grow to like him and accept him as one of their own.
However, he soon discovers that the job is harder than he expected, working under the hard-working superior played by Hideaki Ito.. In working in the forest, he learns respect for the forest, and the traditions of the town. Opening his eyes to life outside a big city. IN the meantime, he continues to chase after (Nagasawa) who also intially only sees him as superficial. In working in the forest, he learns respect for the forest, and comes to respect the traditions of the town, including the Including the Onbashira Festival), a dangerous festival incolving riding huge logs down a hill.
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Cast
The following people appear in the film.
- Shota Sometani as Y?ki Hirano
- Masami Nagasawa as Naoki Ishii
- Hideaki Ito as Yoki Iida
- Y?ka as Miki Iida
- Naomi Nishida as Y?ko Nakamura
- Sports Makita as Iwao Tanabe
- Masashi Arifuku as Sabur? Koyama
- Yoshimasa Kondo as a senior executive director of forestry association
- Ken Mitsuishi as Seiichi Nakamura
- Akira Emoto as Toshir? Yamane
- Yuki Furukawa
Filming
The film was filmed on location in the mountains of Mie Prefecture, taking approximately six weeks and completed by 31 July 2013.
Reception
The film has grossed ¥107 million in Japan.
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