The Taste of Tea
2004 · 143 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 7,469 VOTES · DIR. Katsuhito Ishii
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,208 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:38 The girl he had a crush on moved away.
00:11:45 Folks here called it the haunted forest.
00:15:45 Beats me.
00:18:54 Yes. You do it.
00:22:10 Me? It's yours! You and your ugly legs!
00:24:48 All I care about is if you'll love me more and more and more!
00:27:20 Nah. I'd better get going or she'll be pissed.
00:32:52 Wait till the desk comes.
00:42:46 Go!
00:49:14 I know that, but...
00:53:01 Execution?!
01:01:15 Yeah, over there... Maybe, that is...
01:06:43 She's back.
01:11:46 It won't cause you any trouble.
01:17:09 Like this.
01:21:07 'Please Wait a Moment... '
01:25:50 All set then. See you after school.
01:30:28 I have to go home.
01:35:41 My wife's fine.
01:39:46 It's tall and in front of me, on my sides, behind me, extending into infinity.
01:45:05 Five handicap?
01:53:48 Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
01:58:46 How do you feel?
02:07:44 Wait a sec... Me? This?
Cast & Characters
Maya Banno
Sachiko Haruno - daughter
Takahiro Satô
Hajime Haruno - son
Tadanobu Asano
Ayano Haruno - uncle
Satomi Tezuka
Yoshiko Haruno - mother
Tatsuya Gashûin
Akira Todoroki - grandpa
Tomoko Nakajima
Akira Terako
Ikki Todoroki
Self
Tomokazu Miura
Nobuo Haruno - father
Anna Tsuchiya
Aoi Suzuishi
Saki Aibu
Hotaru
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,208
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:02:38
Final line02:07:44
Production Record
DirectorKatsuhito Ishii
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes7,469