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The Taste of Tea

Cha no aji (The Taste of Tea)

2004

Katsuhito Ishii

Maya Banno, Takahiro Sato, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka ...

7.2

1,216

Comedy. Drama. Fantasy A spell of time in the life of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Though her husband is busy working at an office, Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project at home. Uncle Ayano has recently arrived, looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo for several years. Meanwhile, Yoshiko's daughter Sachiko is mainly concerned with why she seems to be followed around ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut	"I would happily have spent a day observing these rich lives (...) There isn’t a plot as such, though the loosely woven threads do come together towards the end in a satisfying and moving way (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Rob Humanick Slant	"Too many films falsely pretend that people aren’t inherently weird; here, that quality is the one most celebrated (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)	POS

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