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The Taste of Tea

Name: The Taste of Tea
Director: Katsuhito Ishii
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2004
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Maya Suzuno, Takahiro Sato, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka, Tatsuya Gashuin

A spell of time in the life of the five-piece Haruno 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.

2004 · Directed by Katsuhito Ishii · 143 min · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · 35 frames

Tagline

We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.

Crew

Written by: Katsuhito Ishii
Cinematography: Kosuke Matsushima
Edited by: Katsuhito Ishii
Music: Tempo Little
Production design: Yuji Tsuzuki
Produced by: Kazutoshi Wadakura, Kazuto Takida

Cast

Maya Suzuno as Sachiko Haruno
Takahiro Sato as Hajime Haruno
Tadanobu Asano as Ayano Haruno
Satomi Tezuka as Yoshiko Haruno
Tatsuya Gashuin as Akira Todoroki
Tomokazu Miura as Nobuo Haruno
Anna Tsuchiya as Aoi Suzuishi
Tomoko Nakajima as Akira Terako
Ikki Todoroki as Self
Kirin Kiki as Obaa

Production

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Studios: AOI Pro., Rentrak Japan, THE KLOCKWORX, Grasshoppa!
Themes: japan, surreal, family history, relatives, rural area, magic realism

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