- HD 1080
- Runtime: 143m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Katsuhito Ishii
- Stars: Maya Suzuno, Takahiro Sato, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka, Tatsuya Gashûin
- keywords: japan, surreal, family history, relatives, rural area, magic realism
- Production_studio: AOI Pro., Rentrak Japan, THE KLOCKWORX, Grasshoppa!
- Slogan: We were all watching the sunset, at the edge of the universe.
- The The Taste of Tea is featured in the top rankings of 2004
- #9 in Top Comedy Movies of 2004
- #28 in Top Drama Movies of 2004
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.