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The Taste of Tea(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-07-17
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156 Votes
Time: 2h 23m
We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Rentrak Japan
Grasshoppa!
Movie: The Taste of Tea
Top 10 Billed Cast
坂野真弥
Sachiko Haruno
佐藤貴広
Hajime Haruno
浅野忠信
Ayano Haruno
手塚理美
Yoshiko Haruno
我修院達也
Akira Todoroki
三浦友和
Nobuo Haruno
土屋アンナ
Aoi Suzuishi
中嶋朋子
Akira Terako
樹木希林
Obaa
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