The Taste of Tea

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The Taste of Tea is a whimsical and contemplative Japanese film that blends magical realism and family drama, directed by Katsuhito Ishii and featuring actor Tadanobu Asano.

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instanceOf film
cinematographyBy Yukihiro Okimura NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin Japan
criticalReception generally positive
director Katsuhito Ishii NERFINISHED
distributor Asmik Ace Entertainment NERFINISHED
editedBy Katsuhito Ishii NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Akira Todoroki NERFINISHED
Hajime Haruno NERFINISHED
Nobuo Haruno NERFINISHED
Sachiko Haruno NERFINISHED
featuresMotif tea and countryside landscapes
filmingLocation Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
follows the Haruno family NERFINISHED
genre comedy-drama film
drama film
fantasy film
magical realism film
hasAlternateTitle Cha no Aji NERFINISHED
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme coming of age
family relationships
imagination and inner life
rural life in Japan
musicBy Yoshihiro Ike NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus everyday life with surreal elements
notableFor blend of magical realism and slice-of-life storytelling
idiosyncratic visual style
originalLanguage Japanese
originalTitle 茶の味 NERFINISHED
posterTaglineLanguage Japanese
producer Nobuo Kawakami NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2004
runtimeMinutes 143
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
screenwriter Katsuhito Ishii NERFINISHED
sectionScreenedIn Directors' Fortnight at Cannes NERFINISHED
setIn Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
starring Anna Tsuchiya NERFINISHED
Maya Banno NERFINISHED
Ryo Kase NERFINISHED
Satomi Tezuka NERFINISHED
Tadanobu Asano NERFINISHED
Tatsuya Gashûin NERFINISHED
Tomokazu Miura NERFINISHED

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Tadanobu Asano notableWork The Taste of Tea