In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Sunday 13 October 2019

The Woodsman and the Rain (2011)

A simple woodsman (Kôji Yakusho) gets interrupted during his work by an apologetic man who explains that the forest worker is himself causing a disturbance, in regards to the filming of a movie not far away. In an odd but captivating way the two different worlds slowly overlap and the aged villager, initially uninterested in the production, drifts into a friendship with the film's unassuming young director (Shun Oguri), a beneficial pairing that leads to the two individuals gaining mutual guidance from one another.
Japanese director Shûichi Okita nails the kind of incredible comic timing that many of his genre peers have, and he makes it look effortless.
If you've enjoyed any of the comedies distributed by TWF that I've covered previously, it's a good bet that you'll feel similarly about The Woodsman.

3½ quiet skies out of 5

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