Wood Job!
| Wood Job! | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Shinobu Yaguchi |
| Written by | Shinobu Yaguchi |
| Based on |
Kamusari naa naa Nichijō by Shion Miura |
| Starring | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release dates |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥107 million (Japan) |
Wood Job! is a 2014 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi and based on the novel Kamusari naa naa Nichijō (神去なあなあ日常) by Shion Miura. The film stars Shota Sometani, Masami Nagasawa, and Hideaki Ito. The main theme song is "Happiest Fool", sung by Maia Hirasawa.[1] The film was released on 10 May 2014, and made its North American premiere at LA Eigafest 2014.
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.[2] However, he soon discovers that the job is harder than he expected, working under the hard-working superior played by Hideaki Ito.[2]
Cast
The following people appear in the film.[1][3]
- Shota Sometani as Yūki Hirano
- Masami Nagasawa as Naoki Ishii
- Hideaki Ito as Yoki Iida
- Yūka as Miki Iida
- Naomi Nishida as Yūko Nakamura
- Sports Makita as Iwao Tanabe
- Masashi Arifuku as Saburō Koyama
- Yoshimasa Kondo as a senior executive director of forestry association
- Ken Mitsuishi as Seiichi Nakamura
- Akira Emoto as Toshirō 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.[4]
Reception
The film has grossed ¥107 million in Japan.[5]
References
- 1 2 "マイア・ヒラサワ、映画『WOOD JOB！（ウッジョブ）～神去なあなあ日常～』主題歌担当" [Maia Hirasawa to sing main theme song for movie "Wood Job"]. Barks (in Japanese). Japan: Global Plus. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- 1 2 "染谷将太「WOOD JOB！」特報公開 ヒルに血を吸われ、ふんどし一枚で体当たり演技" [Shota Sometani on "Wood Job": tough acting wearing only a loincloth and bitten by leeches]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Japan: Eiga.com Inc. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Wood Job!". AllCinema Movie & DVD Database (in Japanese). Japan: Stingray. 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Nakayama, Yuichiro (8 August 2013). 『ウォーターボーイズ』矢口監督の最新作！染谷将太×長澤まさみ×伊藤英明クランクアップ！ [Filming completed on director Yaguchi's latest work]. Cinema Today (in Japanese). Japan: Cinema Today Inc. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Kevin Ma (May 13, 2014). "Frozen tops Japan B.O. for tenth weekend". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Wood Job! at the Internet Movie Database