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The Taste of Tea (2004)

The Taste of Tea (2004)

茶の味
143 minutes JA Comedy , Drama
We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.
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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Maya Suzuno
Sachiko Haruno
Takahiro Sato
Hajime Haruno
Tadanobu Asano
Ayano Haruno
Satomi Tezuka
Yoshiko Haruno
Tatsuya Gashûin
Akira Todoroki
Tomokazu Miura
Nobuo Haruno
Anna Tsuchiya
Aoi Suzuishi
Tomoko Nakajima
Akira Terako
Ryo Kase
Rokutaro Hamadayama

Production crew

Lead Animator
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Production Design
Costume Design
Producer
Production companies: AOI Pro., Rentrak Japan, THE KLOCKWORX, Grasshoppa!
Production countries: Japan

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