The Woodsman & The Rain
(cert 12)
A film by Shuichi Okita (Chef of the South Polar, Story of Yonosuke)
Starring: Koji Yakusho (Shall We Dance, 13 Assassins, The Admiral)
Shun Oguri (Crows Zero, Azumi, Space Brothers)
Kengo Kora (Norwegian Wood, Fish Story)
Japan / 2011 / 129 Mins / In Japanese with English subtitles / Colour / 35mm
Out on DVD January 28th, 2013
DVD Special Features:
Interviews with the Cast & Crew, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
Katsu (Internationally acclaimed actor Koji Yakusho from Shall We Dance and 13 Assassins) plays a 60 year-old lumberjack who lives in a small, tranquil village in the mountains. When a film crew suddenly arrives to shoot a zombie movie, Katsu finds himself unwittingly roped into assisting the production and becomes increasingly frustrated with the pushy crew, especially the young, seemingly spineless director Koichi (Shun Oguri, star of Crows 0, Sukiyaki Western Django and Space Brothers).
However, an improbable friendship soon develops between Katsu and Koichi, as Katsu comes to see joy in the filmmaking process, and gradually helps Koichi to recover his sense of self. Soon, their bond inspires an unusual collaboration between the villagers and the film crew.
Starring: Koji Yakusho (Shall We Dance, 13 Assassins, The Admiral)
Shun Oguri (Crows Zero, Azumi, Space Brothers)
Kengo Kora (Norwegian Wood, Fish Story)
Japan / 2011 / 129 Mins / In Japanese with English subtitles / Colour / 35mm
Out on DVD January 28th, 2013
DVD Special Features:
Interviews with the Cast & Crew, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis
Katsu (Internationally acclaimed actor Koji Yakusho from Shall We Dance and 13 Assassins) plays a 60 year-old lumberjack who lives in a small, tranquil village in the mountains. When a film crew suddenly arrives to shoot a zombie movie, Katsu finds himself unwittingly roped into assisting the production and becomes increasingly frustrated with the pushy crew, especially the young, seemingly spineless director Koichi (Shun Oguri, star of Crows 0, Sukiyaki Western Django and Space Brothers).
However, an improbable friendship soon develops between Katsu and Koichi, as Katsu comes to see joy in the filmmaking process, and gradually helps Koichi to recover his sense of self. Soon, their bond inspires an unusual collaboration between the villagers and the film crew.
Cast & Crew
KojiYakusho
Shun Oguri
Kengo Kora
Asami Usuda
Kanji Furutachi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
An OFFICE SHIROUS Production
A PARADE Production
Edited by Takashi Sato
Production Designer Norifumi Ataka
Sound Recording Hisashi Iwamaru
Lighting by Toshihide Kosaka
Director of Photography Yuta Tsukinaga
Producers Tadaatsu Shundo, Miyuki Sato, Ujikatsu Omori
Produced by Shiro Sasaki, Satoshi Arashi
Executives in Charge of Production Hiroyuki Ikeda, Hironori Hata, Noboru Yutani, Masaharu Sato, Hiroyasu Asami, Hiroaki Kitano
Executive Producers Shinichiro Inoue, Yasushi Shiina
Music by omu-tone
Screenplay by Fumio Moriya
Written and Directed by Shuichi Okita
Available from--- http://thirdwindowfilms.com/
©2011 “Kitsutsuki to Ame” Film Partners
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