The Taste of Tea

July. 17,2004      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Maya Banno as  Sachiko Haruno
Takahiro Sato as  Hajime Haruno
Tadanobu Asano as  Ayano Haruno
Satomi Tezuka as  Yoshiko Haruno
Tatsuya Gashûin as  Akira Todoroki
Tomokazu Miura as  Nobuo Haruno
Anna Tsuchiya as  Aoi Suzuishi
Tomoko Nakajima as  Akira Terako
Kirin Kiki as  Obaa
Ryo Kase as  Rokutaro Hamadayama

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