The Taste of Tea (2004)
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.
Release Date : July 17, 2004
Runtime : 143m
Companies : AOI Pro., Rentrak Japan, THE KLOCKWORX, Grasshoppa!
Countries : Japan
Keywords : japan, surreal, family history, relatives, rural area, magic realism