KinoSaito

The Taste of Tea

<div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);width:100%;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">Summer 2023 Japanese Film Series: Blending Past & Present Cultural Traditions</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);width:100%;box-sizing:inherit"><p style="margin:0in;text-align:left;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></p><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><p style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-align:left"><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px"><strong style="text-align:justify;font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">The Taste of Tea </strong><strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">(茶の味, 2004)</strong></span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);width:100%;box-sizing:inherit"><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">A film by Katsuhito Ishii</span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></strong>This Japanese comedy-drama was written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. The plot follows the lives of the Haruno family, who live in a rural town north of Tokyo. Nobuo (father) is a hypnotherapist who teaches his son Hajime to become an excellent Go player, but Hajime has a rough time dealing with girls. Yoshiko (mother) refuses to be an average housewife and works on animated films at home with help from grandfather Akira, an eccentric former animator. Eight-year-old daughter Sachiko frequently sees a giant-size double of herself and contemplates ways to get rid of it. Uncle Ayano, a sound engineer and producer, comes to visit and influences Sachiko with his childhood tales. The film has been referred to as a<em> surreal</em> version of Ingmar Bergman’s <em>Fanny and Alexander</em> (1982). It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was listed in the 2012 <em>Sight & Sound</em> critics poll as one of the <em>greatest films ever made</em>.</span><p style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-align:left"><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px"><br /></span></p><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Prior to the screening, guest speaker Dr. Joel Neville Anderson, Professor of Cinema Studies and Film at Purchase College, SUNY, will present an historical introduction and lead a post-screening discussion. Japanese cultural food and beverages will be served free-of-charge, but donations are highly encouraged.</span></div></div></div><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;box-sizing:inherit">This film series is funded in-part by a grant from <strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">The Japan Foundation, New York</strong>.</span></p>

<div><span>Summer 2023 Japanese Film Series: Blending Past &amp; Present Cultural Traditions</span></div><div><p style="margin:0in;text-align:left;box-sizing:inherit"><span><br /></span></p><div><p style="margin:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-align:left"><span><strong>The Taste of Tea </strong><strong>(茶の味, 2004)</strong></span></p></div><div><div><span>A film by Katsuhito Ishii</span></div></div><div><span><strong><br /></strong>This Japanese comedy-drama was written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. The plot follows the lives of the Haruno family, who live in a rural town north of Tokyo. Nobuo (father) is a hypnotherapist who teaches his son Hajime to become an excellent Go player, but Hajime has a rough time dealing with girls. Yoshiko (mother) refuses to be an average housewife and works on animated films at home with help from grandfather Akira, an eccentric former animator. Eight-year-old daughter Sachiko frequently sees a giant-size double of herself and contemplates ways to get rid of it. Uncle Ayano, a sound engineer and producer, comes to visit and influences Sachiko with his childhood tales. The film has been referred to as a<em> surreal</em> version of Ingmar Bergman’s <em>Fanny and Alexander</em> (1982). It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was listed in the 2012 <em>Sight &amp; Sound</em> critics poll as one of the <em>greatest films ever made</em>.</span><p style="margin:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-align:left"><span><br /></span></p><div><span>Prior to the screening, guest speaker Dr. Joel Neville Anderson, Professor of Cinema Studies and Film at Purchase College, SUNY, will present an historical introduction and lead a post-screening discussion. Japanese cultural food and beverages will be served free-of-charge, but donations are highly encouraged.</span></div></div></div><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;text-align:left;max-width:100%"><span><br /></span></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;text-align:left;max-width:100%"><span>This film series is funded in-part by a grant from <strong>The Japan Foundation, New York</strong>.</span></p>

KinoSaito

2023 Japanese Film Series: The Taste of Tea

115 7th St

The Taste of Tea

Free