| Title - The Taste of Tea / 茶の味/ Cha No Aji Director - Katsuhito Ishii / 石井 克人 Year of Release - 2004 Distribution - Grasshoppa (Japan),Viz Media (USA) Duration - 112 minutes Genre - Comedy, Drama IMDb - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413893/  Synopsis: A spell of time in the life of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Though her husband is busy working at an office, Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project at home. Uncle Ayano has recently arrived, looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo for several years. Meanwhile, Yoshiko's daughter Sachiko is mainly concerned with why she seems to be followed around everywhere by a giant version of herself. Trailer: The Taste of Tea is a really fun and yet introspective work. Katsuhito Ishii's uniquely Japanese perspective on film making immediately jumps off the screen in this Tarantino-esque family drama. Ishii has been criticized heavily for his "vexing randomness", which I would call more an example of Stream of consciousness or dreamlike plot designs. His devotion to also using the medium of Anime in his career is something I don't see as a blemish. In most reviews I've read, this always seems to be a point of negativity towards his work, but I think we here can comfortably say that this is a bias of ignorance. Other review: Midnight Eye Review Availability: |
ridojiriAug 18, 2012 10:59 AM
| *gee* I cannot fully and accurately express how happy it makes me to see this film here. At this point, I think the only option is through interpretive dance. |
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| Oooh, so it DID get featured after all! I'm glad to see that. Great movie. <3 |
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