Fresh
Quirky with a capital Q...
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
The Taste of Tea
We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.
2004 · 2h 23m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Katsuhito Ishii
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Katsuhito Ishii Director
- Anna Tsuchiya as Aoi Suzuishi
- Tadanobu Asano as Ayano Haruno - uncle
- Maya Suzuno as Sachiko Haruno (daughter)
- Satomi Tezuka as Yoshiko Haruno (mother)
- Tomokazu Miura as Nobuo Haruno (father)
- Tatsuya Gashûin as Akira Todoroki (grandfather)
- Rinko Kikuchi as (as Yuriko Kikuchi)
- Takahiro Sato as Hajime Haruno (son)
- Kenichi Matsuyama as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
- Ikki Todoroki Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film could easily lose a half-hour, but it rewards with a promise that there are unexpected marvels in the world and moments of real grace.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
'Weird but cool,' as one character says -- yet the movie is also remarkably touching.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The most charming comedy in town, writer-director-editor Katsuhito Ishii's 2003 piece is a modern Japanese variation on You Can't Take It With You, with some lovely fantastical flourishes.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
A description someone gives of a song involved in one of the film's many detours neatly summarizes the movie itself: 'It's more cool than weird, and it stays in your head.'
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
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