Borrowed The Taste of Tea from the library this weekend. Interesting, long movie that only captures a little of everyone's characters, but very relaxing view of life in the countryside in rural Japan.
The Haruno family is an interesting group of individuals. The littlest girl, Sachiko keeps viewing massive versions of herself, daydreaming, such as seeing a giant version of her head in the back of the classroom. There are other odd interactions such as bumping into a couple of costumed characters in a train, a ghost Yakuza, a man buried alive in mud, and a throwdown fight between the sister and her co-worker.
They all have life-changing conflicts and face important changes during this time. The little girl has trouble with gymnastics. The young boy wants to make a girlfriend. The grandfather wants to create pop music. The mother returns to artistry in anime. The uncle readdresses a relationship he skipped out on earlier.
At the end it feels like a life tale - sunsets are beautiful, birdsongs are soothing, even if life seems difficult, it's not really that bad (except for the couple Yakuza related scenes).
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