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Bessho Tea Factory (2014)
Directed by Teiichi Hori
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A documentary directed by Hori Teiichi who was a production assistant on the 1994 documentary Otentousama ga Hoshii and has worked in a wide variety of genres from pink films to ordinary theatrical releases. The lifestyle and scenery of Osawa, a village situated 740 meters up on the mountainous slopes of Hamamatsu city’s northern region in Shizuoka Prefecture, are the focus of this first installment to the “Tenryu-ku” series. It straightforwardly captures the tea harvest in late May and the tea processing conducted in a factory while showcasing mist shrouded tea fields drummed by rain as well as the beauty of the glistening green of the tea leaf shoots.
Length 64 minutes
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/09/2019 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This was the final film in the Kinetic Visions series at Doc Films. At a hair over an hour long, this is a beautiful documentary on the octogenarians that harvest the tea in Osawa Village. It’s hypnotizing and relaxing. It’s basically a day in the life of these fine folks that work on this rural mountainside plucking tea leaves then putting them thru the machines to refine the tea for packaging.
Given the nature of so many of the films in the series, this was really a nice end and a departure from the crime/horror and weird relationship themes we’ve had.
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