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CTHE Press Release: Japanese Story
"A haunting and hypnotic tale of love." - Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Something I want you to experience for yourself."
- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Oscar®-nominee Toni Collette Shines in This
Profound Exploration of Love and Cultural Misunderstanding
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JAPANESE STORY
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Premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
Debuting on VHS and Special Edition DVD May 11
Culver City, CA (March 1, 2004) - Starring Oscar®-nominee Toni Collette (About A
Boy, The Hours, The Sixth Sense) and Gotaro Tsunashima (The Great Raid) and directed by Sue
Brooks (Road to Nhill), JAPANESE STORY is a cross-cultural journey, an emotional drama and
a haunting love story as wide and complex as the Australian outback itself. The film premiered
at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, was screened at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals and
will make its VHS (rental) and special edition DVD debut on May 11 from Columbia TriStar
Home Entertainment.
Toni Collette plays Sandy Edwards, an ambitious geologist who suddenly finds herself
having to baby-sit Hiromitsu (Tsunashima), a taciturn Japanese businessman. Hoping to strike
up a business deal, she agrees to take him on a field trip around Western Australia's remote
Pilbara Desert. Against the background of the outback, these two diametrically opposed
strangers are to find themselves thrust together in a potentially life or death situation. As they
journey further and further into the desert, they leave more and more of what they know about
each other and themselves behind.
Winner of Eight Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Actress (in a leading
role), Best Cinematography and Best Film.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Director, Writer and Producer Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Photo Gallery
Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video
Remastered in High Definition
Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
Bonus Trailers
Scene Selections
Rated: R
Color / Closed Captioned
Running Time: 100 Minutes
DVD Catalog # 04462 / VHS Catalog # 04458
DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-04462-3 / VHS UPC Code: 0-43396-04458-6
DVD Order Date: 4/8/04 / VHS Order Date: 4/20/04
DVD SLP: $24.96 / VHS SLP: Rental priced
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