The Taste of tea

A family in Tochigi prefecture wanders through one too many afternoons. Yoshiko animates dreams, Ayano retreats to a cottage, and Sachiko dodges her oversized doppelgänger. What begins as lazy whimsy stalls before it can decide whether it’s poetry or postcards.

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Katsuhito Ishii directed The Taste of tea in 2004. See Katsuhito Ishii's full filmography, where to start with Katsuhito Ishii, or where to go after you've seen everything by Katsuhito Ishii.

The Taste of tea was released in 2004 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 143 minutes.