Wood Job!

May 10, 2014

1h 56m

★ 7.4

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

TBS

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Nikkatsu Corporation

TOHO

Tokuma Shoten

MBS

CBC

Django Film

Hokkaido Broadcasting

The Asahi Shimbun

RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation

Tohoku Broadcasting

Shizuoka Broadcasting System

Chugoku Broadcasting

Wood Job! Trailers

Cast

Yuki Hirano

Shota Sometani

Naoki Ishii

Masami Nagasawa

Yoki Iida

Hideaki Ito

Miki Iida

Yûka

Yuko Nakamura

Naomi Nishida

Iwao Tanabe

Makita Sports

Saburo Oyama

Masashi Arifuku

Forestry Association Director

Yoshimasa Kondo

Seiichi Nakamura

Ken Mitsuishi

Toshiro Yamane

Akira Emoto

Reina Takahashi

Nana Seino

Shoji Hasegawa

Yuki Furukawa

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