The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice follows a couple with a strained marriage who find their relationship further tested when their niece comes to stay with them. Set in Tokyo, Japan, the film explores themes of arranged marriage, marital tensions, and the generation gap. Through a series of events involving singing war songs, smoking cigarettes, and gossip, the couple must confront their own feelings and the societal pressure to conform. Pachinko parlors, leftover food, and the backdrop of a kitchen play important roles in the story, as the couple's secrets and suspicions unravel.
Documentary by Romuald Karmakar, featuring interviews with a German fomer member of the foreign legion and a British mercenary involved in the Balkan conflict.
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