The Taste of Tea (2004)

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Director

Katsuhito Ishii

Runtime

143 minutes

Original release date

2004-07-17 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)

Original title

茶の味

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.