Tea Over Rice

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Ochazuke no aji

Original Japanese movie poster
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Written by Kôgo Noda, Yasujiro Ozu
Starring Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsuruta, Chikage Awashima
Music by Ichirô Saitô
Cinematography Yuuharu Atsuta
Editing by Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Distributed by Shochiku
Release date(s) 1952
Running time 115 min.
Country Japan
Language Japanese
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Tea Over Rice (or The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice) (Japanese:お茶漬けの味, Ochazuke no aji) is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Yasujiro Ozu about a wealthy middle-aged couple (played by Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure) who have marital difficulties. The story includes a sub-plot about a niece who uses the couple's troubles as her excuse for not attending omiai (arranged marriage) interviews.

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