The Taste of Tea (2004)
2h 23m
Running Time
July 17, 2004Release Date
The Taste of Tea (2004)
2h 23m
Running Time
July 17, 2004Release Date
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Plot.
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
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Cast & Crew.
Maya Suzuno
Sachiko Haruno - daughter
Takahiro Sato
Hajime Haruno - son
Tadanobu Asano
Ayano Haruno - uncle
Satomi Tezuka
Yoshiko Haruno - mother
Tatsuya Gashûin
Akira Todoroki - grandpa
Tomoko Nakajima
Akira Terako
Ikki Todoroki
Self
Tomokazu Miura
Nobuo Haruno - father
Kirin Kiki
Obaa
Anna Tsuchiya
Aoi Suzuishi
Kaiji Moriyama
Dancer
Saki Aibu
Hotaru
Ryo Kase
Rokutaro Hamadayama
Katsuhito Ishii
Director
Kenji Mizuhashi
Maki Hoshino
Hideaki Anno
Kasugabe
Kazuto Takida
Producer
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Producer
Yoshinori Okada
Omiya
Susumu Terajima
Tattooed Man
Tempo Little
Composer
Kosuke Matsushima
Cinematographer
Shinji Takeda
CM Director
Emi Wakui
Narrator (voice)
Yuji Tsuzuki
ProductionDesigner
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Projectionist
Keisuke Horibe
Man in Noodle Shop
Yuka Nomura
Woman in Noodle Shop
Yoji Tanaka
Man of Prosecution Section
Shunichiro Miki
Camera Boy
Machiko Ono
Teacher
Kenichi Matsuyama
Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 17, 2004
Original Name茶の味
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 23m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
surreal
family history
relatives
rural setting
magic realism
japan
Wiki.
The Taste of Tea (茶の味, Cha no Aji) is a 2004 Japanese comedy drama fantasy film written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. Described as a "surreal" version of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander (1982), it follows the daily lives of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
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