# The Taste of Tea (2004)

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**Original title**: *茶の味*
**Runtime**: 143 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Katsuhito Ishii
**Written by**: Katsuhito Ishii
**Starring**: Maya Suzuno, Takahiro Sato, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka, Tatsuya Gashûin, Tomokazu Miura

> *We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, slow-burn, surreal, tender

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