Third Window Films is Pleased to Announce the Release of Tezuka's Barbara

Directed by Macoto Tezka (Legend of the Stardust Brothers)
Cinematography by Christopher Doyle (Hero, In the Mood for Love)

WINNER – Best Film – 40thFantaFestival
WINNER – Best Director – 2020 Lusca Fantastic Film Festival

Japan / 2019 / 100 Mins / In Japanese with English subtitles / Colour

One of Osamu Tezuka's most adult and sexually-charged works, Barbara (1973-74) was originally serialized as a follow-up to Ayako (1972-73) in Big Comic from July 1973 to May 1974.

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of “The Tales of Hoffmann”. Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named “Barbara”.

The controversial story, dealing with various taboos such as forbidden love, mystery, art, Eros, scandal and occultism, was said to have been impossible to be cinematized at the time of its original publication, but was made into a live-action film for the 90th Anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's birth by his son Macoto Tezka (The Legend of the Stardust Brothers) with award-winning cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love) on camera and starring Japan's hottest actors Fumi Nikaidō (Himizu) and Gorō Inagaki (13 Assassins).

Dual Format DVD/BLURAY out June 28th, 2021

BONUS FEATURES
• Behind the Scenes (30 mins)
• Interview with director Macoto Tezka (30 mins)
• Interview with cinematographer Christopher Doyle (12 mins)
• Interview with actor Gorō Inagaki (15 mins)
• Interview with actress Fumi Nikaidō (7 mins)
• Deleted Scenes and Alternate Ending (6 mins)
• All Region DVD and Bluray

BUY ON ARROW STORE
All Region
RRP: £19.99
http://thirdwindowfilms.com/films/tezukas-Barbara/

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iyIbTVo3w4

Official Selection – International Competition – 43rd Goteborg Film Festival Official Selection – International Competition – 32nd Tokyo Film Festival
Official Selection – 24th Fantasia Film Festival
Official Selection – 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Official Selection – 44th Hong Kong Film Festival
Official Selection – 26th L'Etrange Festival
Official Selection – 13th Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival
Official Selection – 21stJeonju Intl Film Festival
Official Selection –Night Visions Film Festival
Official Selection – Taoyuan Film Festival