Tea Over Rice or The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (お茶漬けの味, Ochazuke no aji) is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Yasujiro Ozu about a wealthy middle-aged couple (played by Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure) who have marital difficulties. The story includes a sub-plot about a niece who uses the couple's troubles as her excuse for not attending omiai (arranged marriage) interviews.
The film is in public domain.
Taeko (Michiyo Kogure) and Mokichi Satak...
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Tea Over Rice or The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (お茶漬けの味, Ochazuke no aji) is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Yasujiro Ozu about a wealthy middle-aged couple (played by Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure) who have marital difficulties. The story includes a sub-plot about a niece who uses the couple's troubles as her excuse for not attending omiai (arranged marriage) interviews.
The film is in public domain.
Taeko (Michiyo Kogure) and Mokichi Satake (Shin Saburi) are a married couple living in Tokyo who has survived many years of marriage. Childless, the wife thinks the husband is somewhat dull and uninteresting, even though he is a reliable, if quiet, executive at an engineering company.
Under the instigation of a friend Aya (Chikage Awashima), Taeko decides to lie to her husband to go for a getaway at a spa with a couple of friends. She pretends that her niece, Setsuko (Keiko Tsushima), has taken ill. The plan nearly blows in her face when Setsuko visits her house unexpectedly, but...
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