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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952 · 116 min

A quiet, gently observant domestic drama that unfolds with patience, finding warmth and quiet wisdom in ordinary marital friction and small everyday rituals.

Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsuruta
Overview
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

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Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsuruta
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • class
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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drama
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Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Japan
Languages
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