The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952

1h 56m

7.6(95 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

19 members

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佐分利信

Mokichi Satake

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Michiyo Kogure

Taeko Satake

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鶴田浩二

Noboru Okada

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淡島千景

Aya Amamiya

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津島恵子

Setsuko Yamauchi

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柳永二郎

Yamauchi

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三宅邦子

Chizu Yamauchi

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設楽幸嗣

Koji Yamauchi

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笠智衆

Sadao Hirayama

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望月優子

Shige

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十朱久雄

Toichiro Amamiya

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小園蓉子

Fumi

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志賀眞津子

Toichiro's Mistress

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石原まき子

Waitress

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Etsuko Miyama

Echo Bar Girl

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Tami Yamamoto

Yone

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谷崎純

Old Man

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Tomoka Hasebe

Setsuko's Marriage Prospect

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Toshinosuke Nagao

President's Secretary

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