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The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea

We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.

2004•2h 23m•7.5/10
ComedyDramaFantasy

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7.5/10(161)

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.

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Production

AOI Pro., Rentrak Japan, THE KLOCKWORX, Grasshoppa!

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Maya Suzuno

Maya Suzuno

Sachiko Haruno

Takahiro Sato

Takahiro Sato

Hajime Haruno

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Ayano Haruno

Satomi Tezuka

Satomi Tezuka

Yoshiko Haruno

Tatsuya Gashûin

Tatsuya Gashûin

Akira Todoroki

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Nobuo Haruno

Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya

Aoi Suzuishi

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Akira Terako

Ikki Todoroki

Self

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Obaa

Kaiji Moriyama

Dancer

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Rokutaro Hamadayama

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Maki Hoshino

Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

Kasugabe

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Omiya

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Tattooed Man

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

CM Director

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Narrator (voice)

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Projectionist

Saki Aibu

Saki Aibu

Hotaru

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