The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea (2004) is a comedy, drama film directed by Katsuhito Ishii rated 7.5/10.

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.

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