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The Taste of Tea

ISHII Katsuhito

Japan2004 142min 35mm Color

Synopsis

The Haruno family reside in a small countryside. Mother is working feverishly, father is a hypnosis therapist, and son is a vat of raging hormones. Daughter Sachiko tries to escape her imaginary giant twin, which pops up everywhere.(8th edition, winner of Jury’s Choice)

Diretor

ISHII Katsuhito

Born in 1966, Ishii Katsuhito made a short film The Promise of August (1996) which won the Grand Prix at Yubari. He made a feature debut with Sharkskin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999). Ishii also directed the animated sequences for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003). His films include The Taste of Tea and Naisu No Mori (2005).