The Forest of Wool and Steel

2018 2h 14m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 5

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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High school student Naoki Tomura grew up in a remote area in Hokkaido. He meets piano tuner Soichiro Itadori in school and eventually decides to work at Itadori’s musical instrument store. Tomura gradually grows as a piano tuner through his interactions with the other tuners and musician clients

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kento Yamazaki
Naoki Tomura
Tomokazu Miura
Soichiro Itadori
Mone Kamishiraishi
Kazune Sakura
Moka Kamishiraishi
Yuni Sakura
Ryohei Suzuki
Shinji Yanagi
Keiko Horiuchi
Mizuki Kitakawa
Ken Mitsuishi
Tadashi Akino
Riisa Naka
Eri Hamano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kojiro Hashimoto
Writers: Arisa Kaneko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kojiro Hashimoto, shot by Kosuke Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiroko Sebu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryuichi Takita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kento Yamazaki and Tomokazu Miura and Mone Kamishiraishi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6340698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kojiro Hashimoto directs. Kosuke Yamada behind the camera. Hiroko Sebu scores. Ryuichi Takita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Kojiro Hashimoto, shot by Kosuke Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hiroko Sebu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuichi Takita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kento Yamazaki and Tomokazu Miura and Mone Kamishiraishi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6340698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.