The Taste of Tea

Katsuhito Ishii
2004-07-17

We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.
7.4
143 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Maya Suzuno Sachiko Haruno Unowned
Takahiro Sato Hajime Haruno Unowned
Tadanobu Asano Ayano Haruno Unowned
Satomi Tezuka Yoshiko Haruno Unowned
Tatsuya Gashûin Akira Todoroki Unowned
Tomokazu Miura Nobuo Haruno Unowned
Anna Tsuchiya Aoi Suzuishi Unowned
Tomoko Nakajima Akira Terako Unowned
Ikki Todoroki Self Unowned
Kirin Kiki Obaa Unowned
Kaiji Moriyama Dancer Unowned
Ryo Kase Rokutaro Hamadayama Unowned
Kenji Mizuhashi Maki Hoshino Unowned
Hideaki Anno Kasugabe Unowned
Yoshinori Okada Omiya Unowned
Susumu Terajima Tattooed Man Unowned
Shinji Takeda CM Director Unowned
Emi Wakui Narrator (voice) Unowned
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Projectionist Unowned
Saki Aibu Hotaru Unowned
Keisuke Horibe Man in Noodle Shop Unowned
Yuka Nomura Woman in Noodle Shop Unowned
Yoji Tanaka Man of Prosecution Section Unowned
Shunichiro Miki Camera Boy Unowned
Machiko Ono Teacher Unowned
Kenichi Matsuyama Young Man in Red T-Shirt Unowned
Issey Takahashi Chairman of Go Club Unowned
Ryu Morioka Kakinuma Unowned
Kotaro Shiga Teacher Gashi Unowned
Yoshiyuki Morishita Detective Donko Unowned
Hiroshi Kuze Unowned
Eiko Sakurai Unowned
Seiji Tanaka Unowned
Taketeru Murata Unowned
Daigaku Sekine Unowned
Rinko Kikuchi Waitress At Noodle Shop Unowned