Tea Friends
茶飲友達
Synopsis
Shigeo Tokioka (Tetsu Watanabe), a lonely man who has lost his wife, sees a three-line ad for a club in the newspaper that reads, "Tea drinking friends wanted". Mana Sasaki (Rei Okamoto) along with a group of youngsters runs the club, which is actually a prostitution business specializing in arranging appointments for call girls who are over sixty-five years old. A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bunji Sotoyama
- Screenplay & Story
- Bunji Sotoyama
- Original Score
- Sayaka Asaoka
- Original Title
- 茶飲友達
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Production Studios
- ENBU Seminar
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bunji Sotoyama
Bunji Sotoyama
Sayaka Asaoka
Department Leadership Roster
Bunji Sotoyama
Screenplay
Bunji Sotoyama
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Frequently Asked Questions About Tea Friends
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What is Tea Friends about?
Shigeo Tokioka (Tetsu Watanabe), a lonely man who has lost his wife, sees a three-line ad for a club in the newspaper that reads, "Tea drinking friends wanted". Mana Sasaki (Rei Okamoto) along with a group of youngsters runs the club, which is actually a prostitution business specializing in arranging appointments for call girls who are over sixty-five years old. A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan.
Who directed Tea Friends?
Tea Friends was directed by Bunji Sotoyama.
Who stars in Tea Friends?
The principal cast of Tea Friends includes Rei Okamoto, Maki Isonishi, Tetsu Watanabe, Hiroki Sano, Kyuichiro Nakayama.
When was Tea Friends released and how long is it?
Tea Friends was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 2h 16m.
Who composed the musical score for Tea Friends?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tea Friends was composed by Sayaka Asaoka.