A Forest of Wool and Steel
| A Forest of Wool and Steel | |
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| Japanese | 羊と鋼の森 |
| Directed by | Kojiro Hashimoto |
| Screenplay by | Arisa Kaneko |
| Based on | Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori by Natsu Miyashita |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kosuke Yamada |
| Edited by | Ryūichi Takita |
| Music by | Hiroko Sebu |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$3.5 million[2] |
A Forest of Wool and Steel (Japanese: 羊と鋼の森, Hepburn: Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori; lit. 'Sheep and Steel Forest') is a 2018 Japanese drama film directed by Kojiro Hashimoto and starring Kento Yamazaki.[3][4] It is based on the 2016 award-winning Booksellers novel by Natsu Miyashita,[5] which tells the story of high school student Naoki Tomura and his ambition to become a piano tuner. An English translation of Miyashita's novel was released in April 2019.[6]
Plot
When in high school, Naoki Tomura watched a piano tuner, Soichiro Itadori, work on the school piano. He could smell the forest from the piano tuning by Soichiro. When he graduated he worked at the music instrument store where Soichiro works.
Cast
- Kento Yamazaki as Naoki Tomura
- Tomokazu Miura as Soichiro Itadori
- Mone Kamishiraishi as Kazune Sakura
- Moka Kamishiraishi as Yuni Sakura
- Ryohei Suzuki as Shinji Yanagi
- Yuu Shirota as Masato Kamijyo
- Hayato Sano as Masaki Tomura
- Keiko Horiuchi as Mizuki Kitakawa
- Ken Mitsuishi as Tadashi Akino
- Riisa Naka as Eri Hamano
- Yuki Morinaga as Takashi Minami
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Kiyo Tomura
Awards
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd Japan Academy Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Moka Kamishiraishi | Won |
References
- ↑ "Hey, you!". Google Translate.
- ↑ "A Forest of Wool and Steel". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ↑ 羊と鋼の森. eiga.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ↑ "The Forest of Wool and Steel". 3 February 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Booksellers Award 2016". tsundokureader. 14 February 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Mihashita, Natsu (2019). Forest of Wool and Steel. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857525192. OCLC 1045196015.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-11-30) (in Japanese)
- A Forest of Wool and Steel at IMDb