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

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)

Trailer

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