Japan Synopsis
茶の味
“We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.”
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.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Taste of Tea sits at position #60.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Taste of Tea premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,198 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #446 of 1,411 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | AOI Pro., Rentrak Japan, THE KLOCKWORX, Grasshoppa! |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | July 17, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0413893 |