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Cover art, courtesy of Third Window Films.UK distributor Third Window Films is pleased to announce the world`s first Blu-ray release of THE TASTE OF TEA (茶ã®å‘³, Cha no Aji, 2004). Filmmaker Katsuhito Ishii takes a break from the post-Tarantino excess of such highly-stylized outings as SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL for this low-key look at an eccentric family residing in a quiet countryside town just north of Tokyo. The Haruno family is a five-piece clan living the simple life in Japan. The summer sun shining gently down, this quiet quintet is transformed into a six-piece when urban-dwelling uncle Ayano (Tadanobu Asano), a successful music producer, arrives to visit his family and confront his feelings for the ex-girlfriend who married another man after Ayano moved to the city. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes. Official Selection - 2004, Cannes Film Festival Audience Award - 2004, Entrevues Film Festival Grand Prix - 2004, Entrevues Film Festival Best Feature Film - 2004, Hawaii International Film Festival Best New Actress (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2004, Hochi Film Awards Orient Express Award - 2004, Sitges Film Festival Audience Award - 2005, Dejima Japanese Film Festival Best Asian Film - 2005, Fantasia Film Festival Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award - 2005, Fantasia Film Festival Audience Award - 2005, New York Asian Film Festival Best New Actress (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2005 Kinema Junpo Awards New Talent Award (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2005, Mainichi Film Award Festival Prize - 2005, Yokohama Film Festival THE TASTE OF TEA Blu-ray Cat No. TWFBD053 Region: B/2 Number of Discs: 1 RRP: £19.99 (Approximately $25.08 US) Release Date: October 5, 2020 Running Time: 143 Minutes Rating: 15 Audio: Japanese Subtitles: English Bonus Features (*in standard definition) 90 minute Making Of `Super Big` - Animation Reversible sleeve art · Preorder: arrowfilms.com/product-detail/the-taste-of-tea-blu-ray · Preorder: The Taste Of Tea [Blu-ray]
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The Third Window Films brand was born in 2005 when its film-loving founders grew bored of the stream of worn-out shock horror vehicles from the Far East. Third Window Films works hard to bring you the wonderful world beyond long-haired ghost films and mindless Hollywood action copies, sourcing the finest works in new Far Eastern cinema. We strive to represent a rich variety of film genres, be they dramas, comedies, political satires, action or anything else in between. Expect everything from the unknown and cult to the off-beat and even the occasional mainstream masterpiece... or expect nothing but quality Asian cinema! Let Third Window Films be your window to the East!