The Taste of Tea
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Synopsis
The film follows the lives of the Haruno family, who live in rural Tochigi Prefecture, the countryside north of Tokyo. Nobuo is a hypnotherapist. He teaches Go to his son Hajime. Hajime becomes an excellent Go player, but he has a rough time with girls and puberty. Yoshiko refuses to be an average housewife and works on animated film projects at home. She uses assistance from grandfather Akira, an eccentric old man who is a former animator and occasional model.
Eight-year-old Sachiko periodically sees a silent, giant-size double of herself which mimics or benignly watches her. She contemplates ways to rid herself of it. Uncle Ayano is a sound engineer and record producer who comes to stay for a visit. He engages in inward reflection, seeks closure regarding an old relationship, and recounts a childhood experience—a tale that influences Sachiko and ties into later events.
Cast
Haruno family
Side characters
Reception
The Taste of Tea has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes[2] and a 77/100 weighted average on Metacritic.[3] It was also one of Ed Park's choices in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made.[4]
Awards
- Grand Prix and Audience Award - 2004, Entrevues Film Festival[5]
- Golden Maile Award (Best Feature Film) - 2004, Hawaii International Film Festival[6]
- Best New Actress (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2004, Hochi Film Awards)[7]
- Orient Express Award - 2004, Festival de Cine de Sitges (Special Mention)
- Audience Award - 2005, Dejima Japanese Film Festival
- Best Asian Film - 2005, Fant-Asia Film Festival
- Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award - 2005, Fant-Asia Film Festival (3rd Place)
- Audience Award - 2005, New York Asian Film Festival
- Best New Actress (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2005 Kinema Junpo Awards
- New Talent Award (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2005, Mainichi Film Award
- Festival Prize - 2005, Yokohama Film Festival
References
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- ↑ "Some of the awards (Grands Prix)". Template:Webarchive Festival-entrevues.com.
- ↑ "The Taste of Tea (PDF) - Embassy of Japan". Template:Webarchive Emb-japan.go.jp.
- ↑ "Hochi Film Awards - Awards for 2004". Imdb.com.
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Sources
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External links
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