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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Takeshi Uchiyama (Producer), Teiichi Hori (Director)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Athéne Cultural Center
Runtime: 64 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 24, 2014
IMDb: 2.5
Keywords:tea, rural area