The Taste of Tea
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| The Taste of Tea (茶の味 Cha no Aji) |
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| Directed by | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Produced by | Kazuto Takida Kazutoshi Wadakura |
| Written by | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Starring | Tadanobu Asano Takahiro Sato Maya Banno Satomi Tezuka Tomokazu Miura Tatsuya Gashuin Anna Tsuchiya Rinko Kikuchi |
| Music by | Tempo Little |
| Cinematography | Kosuke Matushima |
| Editing by | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Distributed by | Grasshoppa (Japan) Viz (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Taste of Tea (茶の味 Cha no Aji?) is the third film by Japanese writer and director Katsuhito Ishii. The film is concerned with the lives of the Haruno family, who live in the countryside north of Tokyo. It has been referred to as a "surreal" version of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander. It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] The Haruno Family
- The Father, Nobuo: A hypnotherapist who occasionally hypnotizes his family for fun, and is teaching his son Go.
- The Mother, Yoshiko: An animator trying to break back into the business by creating a hand drawn segment at the kitchen table.
- The Son, Hajime: who is having a rough time with girls and puberty, but is an excellent Go player.
- The Daughter, Sachiko: who is being followed by a giant duplicate of herself and searches for ways to rid herself of it.
- The Uncle, Ayano: A sound engineer and record producer from Tokyo taking a break from things.
- The Grandfather, Akira: an eccentric old man, former animator and occasional model for Yoshiko's animation.
[edit] Awards
- Audience Award - 2004, Entrevues Film Festival
- Grand Prix - 2004, Entrevues Film Festival
- Best Feature Film - 2004, Hawaii International Film Festival
- Best New Actress (Anna Tsuchiya) - 2004, Hochi Film Awards
- Orient Express Award - 2004, Catalonian International Film Festival (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 Concours
- Festival Prize - 2005, Yokohama Film Festival
[edit] References
- ^ Midnight Eye interview: Rinko Kikuchi. Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
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