The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea

143 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 17, 2004

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 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.

The Taste of Tea

143 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 17, 2004

The Taste of Tea
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 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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers The Klock Worx Co., Grasshoppa, Aoi Promotion, Rentrak Japan K.K.
Original title 茶の味
Directors Katsuhito Ishii
Writers Katsuhito Ishii

Cast

Maya Banno

as Sachiko Haruno

Takahiro Sato

as Hajime Haruno

Tadanobu Asano

as Ayano Haruno

Satomi Tezuka

as Yoshiko Haruno

Tatsuya Gashûin

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

Kaiji Moriyama

as Dancer

Ryo Kase

as Rokutaro Hamadayama

Kenji Mizuhashi

as Maki Hoshino

Hideaki Anno

as Kasugabe

Yoshinori Okada

as Omiya

Susumu Terajima

as Tattooed Man

Shinji Takeda

as CM Director

Emi Wakui

as Narrator (voice)

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

as Projectionist

Saki Aibu

as Hotaru

Keisuke Horibe

as Man in Noodle Shop

Yuka Nomura

as Woman in Noodle Shop

Yoji Tanaka

as Man of Prosecution Section

Shunichiro Miki

as Camera Boy

Machiko Ono

as Teacher

Kenichi Matsuyama

as Young Man in Red T-Shirt

Issey Takahashi

as Chairman of Go Club

Ryu Morioka

as Kakinuma

Kotaro Shiga

as Teacher Gashi

Yoshiyuki Morishita

as Detective Donko