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Movie: Wood Job!
Romaji: Wood Job! Kamusari Nana Nichijo
Japanese: WOOD JOB！（ウッジョブ）　神去なあなあ日常
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
Writer: Shion Miura (novel), Shinobu Yaguchi
Producer: Akio Kobayashi, Minami Ichikawa, Naotsugu Kato, Kazuya Hamana, Naoya Fujimaki, Nobuhiro Azuma, Madoka Hosoya, Yoichi Arishige
Cinematographer: Akiko Ashizawa
Release Date: May 10, 2014
Runtime: 116 min.
Distributor: Toho
Genre: Youth / Drama / Comedy / Rural
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Yuki Hirano (Shota Sometani) fails his college entrance exam, but he's not all that worried about it. As a slacker, he figures he can take it easy for a year and maybe re-take the test. His girlfriend Reina though decides to move on without him.

Later, Yuki notices a flyer. There's a pretty girl (Masami Nagasawa) on the cover with the caption "Come Work With Us." Yuki decides to take up the offer. He'll have to travel to a small remote town, that doesn't even have cell phone coverage, and take training classes for 30 days. If all goes well, he'll work as a trainee forester for one year in a even more remote mountain area. Can Yuki ever hope to survive his new wood job!?!?

Notes

Based on novel "Kamusari Nana Nichijo" by Shion Miura (published May, 2009 by Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.).
Filming began June 5, 2013 and finished July 31, 2013. Shooting took place in Mie Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture.

Cast



Shota Sometani	Masami Nagasawa	Hideaki Ito	Yuka	Naomi Nishida
Yuki Hirano	Naoki Ishii	Yoki Iida	Miki Iida	Yuko Nakamura



Makita Sports	Masashi Arifuku	Yoshimasa Kondo	Ken Mitsuishi	Akira Emoto
Iwao Tanabe	Saburo Oyama	forestry association director	Seiichi Nakamura	Toshiro Yamane

Additional Cast Members:

Nana Seino - Reina Takahashi
Yuki Furukawa - Shoji Hasegawa
Daikichi Sugawara - Yuki Hirano's dad
Yuriko Hirooka - Yuki Hirano's mom
Ken Aoki - Chikara Naito
Yoji Tanaka - Instructor B
Shunpei Kawagoishi - Shimizu
Marin
Aki Kazama
Kazuta Sato
Takayuki Yanagi
Haruka Uchimura
Hiroki Ando

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Film Festivals

2014 (13th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 27-July 14, 2014 *North American Premiere
2014 (18th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 17-27, 2014 - Vision Express *South Korean Premiere
2014 (34th) Hawaii International Film Festival - Oct. 30-Nov. 9, 2014 - Spotlight on Japan *Hawaii Premiere

Comments

Ricky fabro Nov 06 2020 12:31 am I love this movie very much and this is one of the best Japanese I've ever watched. Thanks

Larry the Cucumber Nov 04 2019 12:12 am Such a nice film

Oh Kin Nam Nov 27 2017 9:57 pm good watch to lighten up the day 10/10

Huh Jun 10 2017 4:08 am This is by far my favorite japanese movie so far. If you like slice of life themed movies then i would definitely recommend this one to you. That scene where they climb the trees and have an excellent scenery over the place is just unforgettable to me. 10/10 for me.

Satria Yudha Jun 03 2017 7:53 am Really2 good movie, yuki and naoki just perfect, nice act by all artist very2 recommended movie

Jay Quintana Feb 13 2017 3:14 pm Very enjoyable movie. Funny and heartwarming. And, unlike many movies set in a rural setting, the country folk are portrayed as people, not bumpkins. I dunno why, but I'm really not fond of the title.

Alfacurut Oct 09 2016 6:56 am Great movie! At first i came for Masami Nagasawa, and it turn very good. Masami play a small part though. Great acting, good comedy and the scenenery is so fresh, Totally worth watching, 9/10

jun Jun 24 2016 7:46 am had a good laugh, really fun movie, totally recommended

Joey Salaza Jun 12 2016 2:26 am Wood Job! knocks it out of the park. It reels in and glues the audiences' eyes to the screen. Visually stunning. The film embraces Japan's culture and tradition, while bringing attention to the surreal life of a mountain man.

Rommel Reyes Aug 29 2015 12:42 pm loved the movie.

Myco Azcueta Jul 26 2015 6:07 am Great movie! Subarashii! Watched this cos of assignments, good thing, this was the one i picked!

Trew Mar 27 2015 8:26 am Very entertaining, absolutely must watch movie.

@percy: Silver Spoon is similar, its live action of manga and anime of the same name.

pastaman Feb 15 2015 4:21 pm I've watched this movie today with a friend, and it was really funny and entertaining :-) And even cultural at the ending.... The only thing, I would mention: Masami could have had more screentime D-)

percy Feb 14 2015 2:21 pm Any movies similar to this??

sakura Feb 08 2015 8:10 am i love this movie!

ujujin Jan 18 2015 6:31 am i sooo love this movie <3 it's entertaining and very cultural. i could so much relate on its illustrations of the city and countryside life. the best j-movie i've seen so far!

Mike Warr Nov 22 2014 11:48 pm OMG This film was absolutely Fantastic and was a stand out at JFF 2014. I loved every minute of this coming of age drama about someone that loses and finds their way in life, albeit in a totally different direction. You see Yuki change and grow right in front of your eyes and watch the impact his colleagues have on him and he has on the community. It is a truly inspiring film that details all of the things that make us who we are.

Please, do not miss out of this outstanding story and amazing cinematography. It is a truly inspirational film.

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