The Taste of Tea (2004) (茶の味) (2005)

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8.3	Rating (84 ratings)
7.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Katsuhito Ishii

Starring (View all)

Maya Banno
Sachiko Haruno - daughter

Takahiro Sato
Hajime Haruno - son

Tadanobu Asano
Ayano Haruno - uncle

Satomi Tezuka
Yoshiko Haruno - mother

Tatsuya Gashuin
Akira Todoroki - grandpa

Tomoko Nakajima
Akira Terako

Tomokazu Miura
Nobuo Haruno - father

Anna Tsuchiya
Aoi Suzuishi

Written by

Katsuhito Ishii

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Average and Typical.

12 years ago at Apr 3 10:52

nataliegoes

This is a pretty typical Japanese movie. It is a loosely coordinated melee of vignettes surrounding a family that lives in a small village in the countryside. Like many typical Japanese films it is filled with absurdity, long quiet and slow sections, scenery, violence. What isn't in the film is the typical sex and/or naked bodies. If you prefer a movie with a plot, logic and denouement then yo... read more

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Description: The mother, Yoshiko (Satomi Tezuka), is an animation artist that tries to resurrect her career while maintaining the daily tasks of her family in a rural setting outside of Tokyo. The father, Nobou (Tomokazu Miura), works as a clinical hypnotist. Nabou’s brother Ayano (Tadanobu Asano) drifts into the family’s life, as he has been drifting through life since the love of his life married someone else. The teenage son, Hajime (Takahiro Sato), struggles with making friends at his high school, while trying to attract the attention of the girl of his dreams. The youngest daughter, Sachiko (Maya Banno), is constantly followed by he ... (more)

Release date: 20 April 2005

Tags: Japanese (8), Comedy (4), Surreal (4), Japan (4), 2004 (3), Drama (3), 2000s (3), Family (2), Asian (2), School (2), Ghost (2), Mangaka (2), FILM AVAILABLE (1), East Asia (1), Avi (1), 00s (1), S (1), Surrealism (1), Foreign (1), Love (1)

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