Movie
The Taste of Tea
Released: July 17, 2004 (2004)
Runtime: 143 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Kirin Kiki as Obaa
Age at release: 61
- Tatsuya Gashûin as Akira Todoroki
Age at release: 53
- Tomokazu Miura as Nobuo Haruno
Age at release: 52
- Satomi Tezuka as Yoshiko Haruno
Age at release: 43
- Ikki Todoroki as Self
Age at release: 35
- Tomoko Nakajima as Akira Terako
Age at release: 33
- Tadanobu Asano as Ayano Haruno
Age at release: 30
- Takahiro Sato as Hajime Haruno
Age at release: 20
- Anna Tsuchiya as Aoi Suzuishi
Age at release: 20
- Maya Suzuno as Sachiko Haruno
Age at release: 7
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- Kotaro Shiga as Teacher Gashi
Age at release: 55
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Detective Donko
Age at release: 41
- Susumu Terajima as Tattooed Man
Age at release: 40
- Yoji Tanaka as Man of Prosecution Section
Age at release: 40
- Emi Wakui as Narrator (voice)
Age at release: 33
- Shinji Takeda as CM Director
Age at release: 31
- Kaiji Moriyama as Dancer
Age at release: 30
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Projectionist
Age at release: 30
- Ryo Kase as Rokutaro Hamadayama
Age at release: 29
- Kenji Mizuhashi as Maki Hoshino
Age at release: 29
- Yoshinori Okada as Omiya
Age at release: 27
- Issey Takahashi as Chairman of Go Club
Age at release: 23
- Machiko Ono as Teacher
Age at release: 22
- Yuka Nomura as Woman in Noodle Shop
Age at release: 20
- Saki Aibu as Hotaru
Age at release: 19
- Kenichi Matsuyama as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Age at release: 19
- Ryu Morioka as Kakinuma
Age at release: 16
- Keisuke Horibe as Man in Noodle Shop
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown