The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

(1952)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 108 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1952

Runtime: 116 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 小津安二郎

Cast: 佐分利信, 木暮実千代, 鶴田浩二, 淡島千景, 津島恵子, 柳永二郎, 三宅邦子, 設楽幸嗣, 笠智衆, 望月優子

Plot

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

Takeo, a capricious wife from Tokyo high-society, is bored by her dull husband, a quiet and reliable company executive raised in the country (Shin Saburi) After a crisis, she understands better his true value. A parallel sub-plot shows her niece rebelling against the tradition of arranged marriages.