The Taste of Tea (2004)
- Original title
- 茶の味
- Directed by
- Katsuhito Ishii
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 171 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family in rural Japan goes about their everyday lives, each member dealing with their own small oddities and dreams. Strange and funny things happen to them, but the mood stays calm and accepting.
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What happens
The Taste of Tea (Japanese: 茶の味, Hepburn: Cha no Aji) is a 2004 Japanese comedy drama fantasy film written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. Described as a "surreal" version of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander (1982), it follows the daily lives of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Main influences for the director were the magical realism of Nobuhiko Obayashi, the unexpected humor of Takeshi Kitano, the eccentric surrealism of Seijun Suzuki and the daily life medium-class stories of Yasujiro Ozu. It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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