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il sapore del riso al tè verde (1952)

Original title: ochazuke no aji
Production: Japan|116 min| black and white|
Dramatic, Psychological
taeko is married to mokichi, a company executive. the woman, bored by married life, goes with some friends and niece setsuko to spend a couple of days in a spa resort. on his return to the city he must think of his granddaughter's marital future. setsuko, however, does not want to know about an arranged marriage and does not appear at the first official appointment with the possible husband. when she returned home, mokichi scolded her but then, understanding her reasons, took her to the velodrome with her friend noboru. in the evening they are both scolded by taeko, who, feeling increasingly distant from her husband, decides to leave for a while. the next day mokichi receives the news that he has to leave immediately for a business trip in uruguay and sends a telegram to his wife who does not show up at the airport. back home a few hours later, taeko is scolded by her friend aya and her niece setsuko. however, the same evening, due to a plane crash, mokichi returns home. while watching him eat green tea rice, taeko realizes he has misunderstood the true qualities of her husband, her simple and natural lifestyles, and confesses her faults. the next day, he will tell setsuko and his friends everything. even noboru, walking with setsuko, reveals his love for a life made of simple things to the girl.

Direction

Yasujiro OzuYasujiro Ozuregista

Production and Screenplay

Yasujiro OzuYasujiro Ozusceneggiatore
Kogo Nodasceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Shin SaburiShin Saburi(età:43)
(Satake Mokichi)
Koji Tsuruta
(Noboru)
Chikage AwashimaChikage Awashima(età:28)
(chikage awashima)
Chishu RyuChishu Ryu(età:48)
(Hirayama Sadao)
Keiko TsushimaKeiko Tsushima(età:26)
(keiko tsushima)
Chikage Awajima
(Amamiya Aya)
Keiko Tsujima
(Setsuko)
Eijirô Yanagi(età:57)
(eijirô yanagi)

Technical staff

Tatsuo Hamadascenografo
Yoshiyasu Hamamuramontatore
Ichiro Saitomusiche
Yuharu Atsutadirettore della fotografia