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• Harmonium (2016) | Blu Ray | (19/06/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the director of Au Revoir L'Ete and Hospitalité, Fukada s Harmonium is an off-kilter take on that most venerable of Japanese genres the family drama, which screened to great acclaim at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury prize. In this slow-burn Japanese thriller Toshio invites an old acquaintance, Yasaka (just released from prison) to come and live with his family. Toshio lives above the small workshop that he owns with his wife, Akie, and their daughter, Hotaru. It is not clear why Toshio offers Yasaka a job; it doesn t seem to be out of friendship or goodwill. Akie and Hotaru are wary of the new lodger, but with his persistent charm and goodwill, Yasaka befriends Toshio s wife Akié and as Yasaka starts teaching their daughter Hotaru to play the harmonium, the family s fragile domestic bliss is forever altered. Director Kôji Fukada is a master of incremental development, drawing the audience into the unfolding outcome. DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES: High definition presentation Uncompressed PCM soundtrack on the Blu-ray Optional English subtitles A new interview with director Kôji Fukada Theatrical Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an appreciation of the film by Jason Wood, Director's Statement and Interview with Kôji Fukada

• Fuku-chan of Fukufuku Flats | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £13.79   |  Saving you £1.20 (8.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  32-year-old Tatsuo Fukuda, nickname Fuku-chan (Miyuki Oshima), is a painter who lives in a run-down apartment complex called Fukufuku Flats. He spends his days working up a sweat painting buildings, his nights mediating disputes between the other denizens of Fukufuku Flats, and his days off flying handmade kites down by the riverside. One day, an unfamiliar woman turns up at Fukufuku Flats. It is Chiho, his first love from his junior high school days who he has not seen for around 20 years, and she has come to apologize for something that happened in their past. As Fuku-chan allows himself to get caught up in Chiho's quest to become a photographer, he begins to fall in love all over again with this woman who was responsible for the traumatizing incident that led to his fear of women... Extras: Interview with director Yosuke Fujita / Making Of Special Features: 5.1 Surround Sound, Anamorphic widescreen with removable subtitles

• Lowlife Love (Dual Format BLURAY & DVD) | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tetsuo is a lowlife. As a film director, he had an indie hit many years back, but refuses to go against his artistic integrity. One day, two new students come to his school: Minami, a naive girl from the countryside who wants to be an actress, and Ken, a scriptwriter. Tetsuo thinks Minami could be a real star, and Ken has a brilliant script that could relaunch his career as a director. With the help of an unsavory film producer, they strive to turn this project into something tangible, but Minami's ability starts to impress others, and Tetsuo's world soon falls apart.