The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Name: The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.5

1952·Directed by Yasujirō Ozu·3.8·1h 56m

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Drama Japan

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

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“This movie actually has a shot where the camera pans, which for Ozu is like a Michael Bay action sequence—the fact that the camera actually moved forward.”

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“I saw the title and it just washed over me: The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice.”

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