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Tou Cha (2008)

Original Title: Tou Cha
English Title: Tea Fight
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Format: 35mm / 105 min / Color
Year of Production: 2008
Release Date (Japan): July 12, 2008
Production Company: Movie-Eye Entertainment / Picnic / Chun Ji Yun Media Co.
Director: Ye-Ming Wang
Producers: Kousuke Ono / Yumiko Takebe / JuFeng Yeh / Hideko Saito / Noriko Kawakami
Screenplay: Akane Yamada
Director of Photography: Chi-Ying Chan
Music: Sean Lennon / ZAK
Main Cast: Teruyuki Kagawa / Erika Toda / Vic Chou

Synopsis

Yagi is the owner of an old teashop in Kyoto. He is so immersed in Tea that he believes his wife died, owing to the traditional Tea Curse, and closed his shop. His daughter, Mikiko, searches for clues to have her hopeless father get back on his feet again. Searching the Internet, she learns of an ancient Chinese contest called Tea Fight. Mikiko then discovers that her father owns female golden tea, rare tealeaves, which are believed to have become extinct. Triggered by a ferocious quarrel with her father, one day she sets out on a journey to Taiwan in pursuit of the truth. Meanwhile, awaiting the young woman is Yang, a ruthless kingpin of the tea black market in Taiwan. Born into a family of generations of Tea Masters, Yang was once truly dedicated to Tea and was in love with a woman. Yang meets Mikiko. Is it fate or a trap? Anxious of his daughter’s whereabouts, Yagi also arrives in Taiwan. He meets Ruhua, a Taiwanese Tea Master with the likeness of his late wife, and seeks her cooperation to find his daughter. Yagi and his daughter, Mikiko, both meet enchanting Taiwanese Tea Masters. Unaware of their true motives, Yagi and Mikiko are led astray by their seducers, and wander about the city of Taipei in search of the rare Tea.

About the Director

Directing the film, based on his original story, Ye-Ming Wang debuted as an actor in Edward Yang’s “A Brighter Summer Day.” Since then, he became Yang’s right-hand man, and worked on Yang’s films as a member of the staff or/and actor. In Taiwanese Cinema, Wang is highly expected to become Edward Yang’s successor.

Sales Company

Movie Eye Entertainment, Inc.
Contact: Shirley Huang (Vice President International Operations)
Email: shirley@movie-eye.co.jp
Phone: +81-90-6521-3401
www.movie-eye.com

About the Sales Company

Movie-Eye Entertainment, Inc. contributes to a mutual understanding between Japan and countries around the world through films and visual entertainment. We import and distribute foreign films in Japan such as “Million Dollar Baby (2005)”, “Crash (2006)”, “A History of Violence (2006)”,“All About Love (2006)”, “Bobby (2007)”, “Family Hero (2007)” and “La Vie En Rose (2007)”. We have also produced “Nightmare Detective” directed by Shinya Tsukamoto in 2007, “The Longest Night in Shanghai” by Zhan Yibai, “The Night Time Picnic” by Masahiko Nakagawa in 2006,“Black Night (2006)”, “HINOKIO (2005)” “About Love (2005)” and “Last Love, First Love” in 2003.

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