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still The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (Yasujiro Ozu, JP 1952)

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.

poster The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (Yasujiro Ozu, JP 1952)
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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This movie is suitable for all ages

Director

Yasujiro Ozu

Production year

1952

Country

JP

Original title

Ochazuke no aji

Length

116 min.

Language

Japanese

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

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Eye Classics

Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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