The Woodsman and the Rain

Original title: Kitsutsuki to ame

2011
2h 9m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

Comedy Drama

Rookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie. The villagers are eventually enlisted to help film the movie and, in particular,... Read allRookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie. The villagers are eventually enlisted to help film the movie and, in particular, 60-year-old lumberjack Katsuhiko helps against his will.Rookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie. The villagers are eventually enlisted to help film the movie and, in particular, 60-year-old lumberjack Katsuhiko helps against his will.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations

Featured review

8/10

A feel-good movie

A very charming and funny film, but I wouldn't call it a comedy like it says underneath the title. The humor isn't the center piece, its much more than that. I would say the movie is about two totally different people (a ruralite woodsman and a young urbanite film director with his entourage) meeting and through working together helping each other overcome a problem in their respective lives. Just like with many similar contemporary Japanese movies I've enjoyed, there is a certain humanity and warmth and sense of community in this film, which you rarely see in Western cinema these days.

In fact this movie reminded me a bit of another Japanese film, "Wood Job!"

Both of those are very recommended!