The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952 1h 56m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 109

Drama

Synopsis

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The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shin Saburi
Mokichi Satake
Michiyo Kogure
Taeko Satake
Koji Tsuruta
Noboru Okada
Chikage Awashima
Aya Amamiya
Keiko Tsushima
Setsuko Yamauchi
Eijirō Yanagi
Yamauchi
Kuniko Miyake
Chizu Yamauchi
Kōji Shitara
Koji Yamauchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Languages: French, Japanese, Latin
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Japanese, Latin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure and Koji Tsuruta carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yasujirō Ozu directs. Yûharu Atsuta behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Yoshiyasu Hamamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in French, Japanese, Latin.

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Things worth knowing

174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Japanese, Latin.
3Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure and Koji Tsuruta carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0044982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "marriage crisis", "arranged marriage", "lie".