| Kitsutsuki to Ame (2012) The Woodsman and the Rain |
| Created on August 1, 2011 Updated on February 13, 2012 |
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| Tokyograph (April 8, 2011): Yakusho Koji, Oguri Shun team up for gKitsutsuki to Ameh In February, Kadokawa Pictures announced a movie called gKitsutsuki to Ameh as part of its 2011-2012 lineup. Details about the project were released today, revealing that Yakusho Koji (55) and Oguri Shun (28) will be playing the lead roles. This is their first time appearing on-screen together. Directed by Okita Shuichi (gNankyoku Ryourininh), the movie is an original comedy that Okita wrote in collaboration with Moriya Fumio. Oguri plays a faint-hearted rookie movie director named Koichi who takes his film crew to a mountain village for a shoot. The villagers wind up getting involved, and in particular, Koichi meets a lumberjack named Katsuhiko (Yakusho) and forces him to help out with the movie. Other cast members include Kora Kengo, Usuda Asami, Ibu Masato, and Yamazaki Tsutomu. Filming is expected to finish in late April, with theatrical release planned for later this year. __________________________________________________ January 18 The premiere for "Woodsman and the Rain" was held today in Tokyo with the presence of Director Shuichi Okita, Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Masato Ibu and Kanji Furudate. Here's the photo site. January 9, 2012 The official site for "Kitsutsuki to Ame" has been updated, and we can now see more amusing scene photos. It's fun to see those photos and we can now tell the other cast members's roles. December 18, 2011 Koji Yakusho won the Best actor award for "The Woodsman and the Rain at the Dubai International Film Festival. December 12 We can now see the full trailer for "Woodsman and the Rain". October 30 "The Woodsman and the Rain" won the Special Jury prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Here is the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival list of winners. The photo gallery for "The Woodsman and the Rain" press conference at T.I.F. October 15 The official website for this film has been updated. Here's its trailer. September 20 The 24th Tokyo International Film Festival office has just announced that "Kitsutsuki to Ame" has been selected as one of the competion films. Reportedly "Kitsutsuki to Ame" is the only Japanese film selected for the competition in this festival. August 1, 2011 I have just found a picture of Koji Yakusho and Shun Oguri in "Ktsutski to Ame". Reportedly this film will be released in February, 2012. |
| Cast Koji Yakusho: Katsuhiko Shun Oguri: Koichi Tsutomu Yamazaki Masato Ibu Kengo Kora Asami Usuda |
| IMDb: Kitsutsuki to Ame |
| Directed by Shuichi Okita |
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| Koji Yakusho and Shun Oguri in "Kitsutsuki to Ame" |
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