
Etsuko Miyama
2021お茶漬けの味
Yasujirō Ozu
Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure
Takeo, a capricious wife from Tokyo high society, is bored by her dull husband, a quiet and reliable company executive raised in the country. After a crisis, she understands better his true value. A parallel sub-plot shows her niece rebelling against the tradition of arranged marriages.
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Tonkatsu taishô
Yūzō Kawashima
Shūji Sano, Etsuko Miyama
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
Our Chief, Our Doctor