The Taste of Tea

Jul 17, 2004

2h 23m

★ 7.5

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

AOI Pro.

Rentrak Japan

THE KLOCKWORX

Grasshoppa!

The Taste of Tea Trailers

Cast

Sachiko Haruno

Maya Suzuno

Hajime Haruno

Takahiro Sato

Ayano Haruno

Tadanobu Asano

Yoshiko Haruno

Satomi Tezuka

Akira Todoroki

Tatsuya Gashûin

Nobuo Haruno

Tomokazu Miura

Aoi Suzuishi

Anna Tsuchiya

Akira Terako

Tomoko Nakajima

Self

Ikki Todoroki

Obaa

Kirin Kiki

Dancer

Kaiji Moriyama

Rokutaro Hamadayama

Ryo Kase

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