The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
Yasujiro Ozu / JP, 1952 / 116 min.
Of the over 50 films in his oeuvre, this is Yasujiro Ozu’s personal favourite. The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice subtly exposes class differences and tensions in a lengthy marriage. 4K restoration.
1950s Tokyo. Taeko and Mokichi’s long marriage is currently in crisis which exposes the major differences between them. Mokichi is a businessman from a working-class, provincial background and has ditto wishes and preferences. He likes smoking cheap cigarettes and his favourite dish is ochazuke (green tea over rice).
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Director
Yasujiro Ozu
Production year
1952
Country
JP
Original title
Ochazuke no aji
Length
116 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
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