Japan Synopsis
お茶漬けの味
Takeo, a capricious wife from Tokyo high society, is bored by her dull husband, a quiet and reliable company executive raised in the country. After a crisis, she understands better his true value. A parallel sub-plot shows her niece rebelling against the tradition of arranged marriages.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1951–1953 Japan Window
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice holds position #4 of 17 Japan films in the 1951–1953 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Ikiru
★ 8.3 · 1952
#2Tokyo Story
★ 8.2 · 1953
#3Ugetsu
★ 8.0 · 1953
#4The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
★ 7.5 · 1952
#5A Geisha
★ 7.5 · 1953
#6Hiroshima
★ 7.5 · 1953
#7Gate of Hell
★ 7.2 · 1953
#8Miss Oyu
★ 7.2 · 1951
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Japan films in 1952.
The 60th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
57 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 60th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- marital tensions · 3
- niece · 1
- arranged marriage · 27
- lie · 6
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,234 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #537 of 1,933 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | French, Japanese, Latin |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1952 |
| IMDb | tt0044982 |