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Wood Job!

Wood Job!

20147.41h 56m

Overview

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.

Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Written by Shinobu Yaguchi, Shion Miura
Produced by Nobuhiro Azuma, Akio Kobayashi, Minami Ichikawa
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Top Cast

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Yuki Hirano

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Naoki Ishii

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Yoki Iida

Yûka

Yûka

Miki Iida

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Yuko Nakamura

Makita Sports

Makita Sports

Iwao Tanabe

Masashi Arifuku

Masashi Arifuku

Saburo Oyama

Yoshimasa Kondo

Yoshimasa Kondo

Forestry Association Director

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Seiichi Nakamura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Toshiro Yamane

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookvillageforestcoming of agehigh school graduationjob hunting

About Wood Job!

Wood Job! is a drama, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, village, forest, coming of age, high school graduation. Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, it stars Shota Sometani, Masami Nagasawa, Hideaki Ito. After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.

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