The Taste of Tea
Released: July 17, 2004Runtime: 143 minLanguage: JA
A spell of time in the life of the five-piece Haruno 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.
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Maya Banno
as Sachiko Haruno - daughter
Takahiro Sato
as Hajime Haruno - son
Tadanobu Asano
as Ayano Haruno - uncle
Satomi Tezuka
as Yoshiko Haruno - mother
Tatsuya Gashuin
as Akira Todoroki - grandpa
Tomoko Nakajima
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Ikki Todoroki
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Tomokazu Miura
as Nobuo Haruno - father
Anna Tsuchiya
as Aoi Suzuishi
Saki Aibu
as Hotaru
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