A memorable slice of countryside surrealism, Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl and Party 7 director Katsuhito Ishii’s ensemble family dramedy THE TASTE OF TEA premiered in Directors’ Fortnight during the Cannes Film Festival in 2004. It’s a charmingly odd film – a cult classic made more so in recent years by Third Window Films (who released the film on Blu-ray in the UK). The Taste of Tea now sees a new HD restoration overseen by its director – released theatrically today in North America from Film Movement. Ahead of the film’s re-release, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ishii to discuss domestic dramas, arthouse positioning, and how that much-hyped Funky Forest sequel is coming along. Where does The Taste of Tea...
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