The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice(お茶漬けの味)
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Japan · 1952
1h 55m
Director Yasujirō Ozu
Starring Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsuruta, Chikage Awashima
Genre Drama
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A childless middle-aged couple's marriage is on the brink of coming undone as the wife's city-bred sophistication bumps up against her husband's small-town sensibilities. Ozu once again interrogates intergenerational difference when the couple's niece visits and brings with her a sea of change.
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