Underplayed Gems

Sad Tea (2013)

Sad Tea poster
Original title
サッドティー
Directed by
Rikiya Imaizumi
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film director wants to break up with his two girlfriends. A man falls in love at first sight with a store clerk. A fan has admired an idol for ten years. The former idol, now about to marry, learns about that fan. This film follows several people as they think about what it really means to love properly.

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What happens

『サッドティー』（）は、2013年製作の日本映画。2014年5月31日公開。 二股を解消したい映画監督とその二人の彼女、店員に一目惚れしてしまう男、10年間アイドルを思い続けているファン、そんなファンの存在を知った結婚間近の元アイドル。 様々な恋愛を通して「ちゃんと好き」ということについて考える、恋愛群像映画。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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