The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice

★★★★★

Original title: Ochazuke no aji

1952 · 1 h 56 min

Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

Drama

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Cast

Shin Saburi Michiyo Kogure

Plot

A husband and wife find that marriage suits them after a quarrel.

Sinekatalog’s take

Yasujiro Ozu's marital comedy-drama follows a bored couple finding warmth after a quarrel. Gentle, witty and humane, with a lovely final kitchen scene, it is a delicate portrait of long marriage and modesty.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (4,539 votes)
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