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.
00:11:51 And so, well...
00:15:55 And had shit on his head.
00:19:20 was finally set free from the stench and from this earth.
00:22:29 What's nice about 'em, huh?
00:25:11 You've said you wanted big breasts too.
00:29:02 Good morning.
00:34:11 Yeah?
00:44:36 Nah.
00:49:44 So I do look weird? Me and my costume?
00:54:27 Bye.
01:02:35 I mean, you look well and... I'm glad...
01:09:18 Why don't you ask him directly? Yeah? You think?
01:13:11 You're hot water. I know.
01:18:19 Concentrate...
01:23:19 Do you know what I mean?
01:27:23 Your brother in law is Ikki Todoroki, right?
01:33:16 Here.
01:37:11 Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain
01:43:16 What?
01:51:57 Right then, everybody please take a seat. And close all the curtains please.
01:57:01 Doctor!
02:06:24 Wow!
02:23:04 Written, Directed & Edited by KATSUHITO ISHII
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 line02:23:04
Production Record
DirectorKatsuhito Ishii
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes7,469