The Taste of Tea
Synopsis
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.
The Taste of Tea (2004) is a 2h 23min comedy feature film by Katsuhito Ishii. A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture.
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Festival History
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2016 generic - 20 Years, 20 Favorites
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2005 ★ Best Cinematography (Jury); Best Asian Film (Audience, tied)
- Kinema Junpo Awards 2005 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2004 generic
- Hawai’i International Film Festival 2004 generic
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2004 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | The Taste of Tea | |
| Alternate title | Le Goût du thé |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | July 17, 2004 |
| Theatrical | France | April 20, 2005 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | November 23, 2006 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 11, 2024 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | October 5, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Cast | Maya Suzuno (Sachiko Haruno), Takahiro Sato (Hajime Haruno), Tadanobu Asano (Ayano Haruno), Satomi Tezuka (Yoshiko Haruno), Tatsuya Gashuin (Akira Todoroki), Tomokazu Miura (Nobuo Haruno), Anna Tsuchiya (Aoi Suzuishi), Tomoko Nakajima (Akira Terako), Ikki Todoroki (Self), Kirin Kiki (Obaa), Kaiji Moriyama (Dancer), Ryo Kase (Rokutaro Hamadayama), Kenji Mizuhashi (Maki Hoshino), Hideaki Anno (Kasugabe), Yoshinori Okada (Omiya), Susumu Terajima (Tattooed Man), Shinji Takeda (CM Director), Emi Wakui (Narrator (voice)), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (Projectionist), Saki Aibu (Hotaru), 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), Issey Takahashi (Chairman of Go Club), Ryu Morioka (Kakinuma), Kotaro Shiga (Teacher Gashi), Yoshiyuki Morishita (Detective Donko), Hiroshi Kuze, Eiko Sakurai, Seiji Tanaka, Taketeru Murata, Daigaku Sekine, Rinko Kikuchi (Waitress At Noodle Shop) |
| Screenplay | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Producer | Kazuto Takida, Kazutoshi Wadakura |
| Executive producer | Hilo Iizumi |
| Cinematography | Kosuke Matsushima |
| Editing | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Music | Tempo Little |
| Production design | Yuji Tsuzuki |
| Costumes | Ikuko Utsunomiya |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
