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Katsuhito Ishii

Katsuhito Ishii

[Cast Group]
Actor: Maya Banno | Character: Sachiko Haruno - daughter
Actor: Takahiro Satô | Character: Hajime Haruno - son
Actor: Tadanobu Asano | Character: Ayano Haruno - uncle
Actor: Satomi Tezuka | Character: Yoshiko Haruno - mother
Actor: Tatsuya Gashûin | Character: Akira Todoroki - grandpa
Actor: Tomoko Nakajima | Character: Akira Terako
Actor: Ikki Todoroki | Character: Self
Actor: Tomokazu Miura | Character: Nobuo Haruno - father
Actor: Anna Tsuchiya | Character: Aoi Suzuishi
Actor: Saki Aibu | Character: Hotaru
Actor: Hideaki Anno | Character: Kasugabe
Actor: Keisuke Horibe | Character: Man in Noodle Shop
Actor: Ryô Kase | Character: Rokutaro Hamadayama - Cosplayer
Actor: Rinko Kikuchi | Character: Waitress At Noodle Shop
Actor: Kirin Kin | Character: Grandma
Actor: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | Character: Projectionist
Actor: Ken'ichi Matsuyama | Character: Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Actor: Shunichirō Miki | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenji Mizuhashi | Character: Maki Hoshino
Actor: Ryû Morioka | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshiyuki Morishita | Character: Assistent Detective
Actor: Kaiji Moriyama | Character: Dancer
Actor: Yûka Nomura | Character: Woman in Noodle Shop
Actor: Yoshinori Okada | Character: Omiya
Actor: Machiko Ono | Character: CM Teacher
Actor: Daigaku Sekine | Character: Detective
Actor: Kôtarô Shiga | Character: Actor
Actor: Issei Takahashi | Character: Chairman of Go Club
Actor: Shinji Takeda | Character: CM Director
Actor: Seiji Tanaka | Character: CM Director
Actor: Yôji Tanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: Susumu Terajima | Character: Tattooed Man
Actor: Emi Wakui | Character: Narrator, Hypnotized Patient

[Directors Group]
Name: Katsuhito Ishii | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Katsuhito Ishii | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hilo Iizumi | Role: Producer
Name: Kazuto Takida | Role: Producer
Name: Kimihiko Tsurugaya | Role: Producer
Name: Kazutoshi Wadakura | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Little Tempo | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kosuke Matsushima | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Katsuhito Ishii | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Naoto Chiba | Role: Casting Director
Name: Shingo Sonoda | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Yuji Tsuzuki | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Takahisa Taguchi | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Ikuko Utsunomiya | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Yûki Asano | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fumie Iida | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ryôji Kasumi | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Akiko Kato | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Shihomi Mochizuki | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Akiteru Nakada | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tôru Sawada | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kôji Tashirô | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Yachiyo Ôwatari | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kenichi Fukuyama | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kensuke Shiga | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tetsuhiko Tsuchiya | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Nasuno Amano | Role: Art Department
Name: Makoto Asano | Role: Art Department
Name: Kaimei Goto | Role: Art Department
Name: Miyuki Kitagawa | Role: Art Department
Name: Tatsuo Momose | Role: Art Department
Name: Yoshihiko Muraki | Role: Art Department
Name: Naoki Saeki | Role: Art Department
Name: Yoko Sagae | Role: Art Department
Name: Seiji Sogai | Role: Art Department
Name: Kai Takahashi | Role: Art Department
Name: Masuda Tsuyoshi | Role: Art Department
Name: Kai Yamamoto | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hiroaki Masuko | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kôichi Mori | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tomokazu Yomogida | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Kazuhito Kimura | Role: Special Effects
Name: Susumu Sano | Role: Special Effects
Name: Rikiya Sô | Role: Special Effects
Name: Kan Takahama | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Hiroyuki Hayashida | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Norio Ishii | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yuetsu Murakami | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Keiji Tsujii | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Masao Funahashi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shingo Gima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keiji Hashimoto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Akihiro Kanai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tarô Kimura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kazushi Maruyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Masanori Midorikawa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tomoo Minamizono | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yasuo Ochiai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Won Onrin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Susumu Takakura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tadanobu Usui | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Takeshi Koike | Role: Animation Department

[Music Department]
Name: Tôru Midorikawa | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ji-hye Choi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kaoruko Igarashi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kazutaka Sugitani | Role: Additional Crew

The Taste of Tea (2004) | Trailer | Katsuhito Ishii | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3759065881/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/mc/vi3759065881/vi3759065881_1080p.mp4?Expires=1788410220&Signature=Hm5k8QPnfr0pfP4hnvCtE6zPJeuJEcJLiFs6fhlqie28Invu6lkkZCw4Ik6VZVPrSOhgw2g3J36-ZyBp89AI8-XRTKTv-8cy15BpP4hgPzgQmALNL9I6vp3kVRo9TgygwPMhHuheb~sWW7UVcP4jbpwyN2UU3X2fdVARf~z4uROshiT2Z1w2Gkx~JFCifNGiedZmPHiRB6AfaFlxreSMpKJlnCLrY5qoz0~Ib3nvFKUvDuymkMzv3~r6smeeUvwugkRgEIJYzun-4dIwm-dTIALrbeY4JpTnj0xmuHN~~jZOl~zuFOW5ilSNbM-~4yXD35BQtGjBvUlURYJ2KqPxqw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

France: May 13, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
Switzerland: June 2004 (Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 2, 2004 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Japan: July 17, 2004 (Tokyo)
South Korea: July 19, 2004 (Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival)
United States: October 2004 (Hawaii Film Festival)
United States: October 12, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
France: November 2004 (Entrevues Film Festival)
France: November 7, 2004 (Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival)
France: November 28, 2004 (Belfort Entrevues Film Festival)
Estonia: December 2004 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Spain: December 2004 (Sitges)
Argentina: March 11, 2005 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Germany: April 15, 2005 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
France: April 20, 2005
Netherlands: May 28, 2005 (Dejima Japanese Film Festival)
Canada: July 2005 (Fantasia Film Festival)
Belgium: August 17, 2005
Brazil: September 23, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Netherlands: December 15, 2005
Hungary: March 31, 2006 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Argentina: May 25, 2006
South Korea: November 23, 2006
United States: February 23, 2007 (New York City, New York)
Singapore: October 30, 2016 (Perspectives Film Festival)
South Korea: April 11, 2024 (re-release)

Winner | 2005 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Supporting Actor | Joe Odagiri, Blood and Bones, Kono yo no sotoe - Club Shinchugun, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best New Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Fantasia Film Festival | Best Asian Film | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Nominee | 2005 | Fantasia Film Festival | Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best New Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best New Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Hawaii International Film Festival | Golden Maile Award | Narrative Feature | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Entrevues Film Festival | Grand Prix | Foreign Film | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea | Tied with Pin Boy (2004).
Winner | 2004 | Entrevues Film Festival | Audience Award | Feature Film | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Dejima Japanese Film Festival | Audience Award | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Orient Express Award - Special Mention | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Netpac Award | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea | For the mastery with which the director fuses the elements of fantasy, absurdity, humour and gentle observations of character to paint a portrait of a family. This is accomplished with deceptive simplicity and a fine feeling for form and structure.
Nominee | 2004 | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Narcisse Award | Best Fantastic Feature Film | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2004 | Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | Jury's Choice Award | Feature Film | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | New York Asian Film Festival | Audience Award | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea
Nominee | 2004 | Cannes Film Festival | SACD Prize | Directors' Fortnight | Katsuhito Ishii, The Taste of Tea

Argentina: USD 5182
South Korea: USD 16142
Period: May 25 – 28, 2006 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 5182 | Interval gross: USD 5182 | Per theater average: USD 2591