Sweet Bean

2015 113 min ★ 7.5 Drama

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.

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Cast

Kirin Kiki

Tokue

Masatoshi Nagase

Sentaro

Kyara Uchida

Wakana

Miki Mizuno

Wakana's Mother

Etsuko Ichihara

Yoshiko

Miyoko Asada

Shop Owner's Wife

Taiga Nakano

Yohei

Wakato Kanematsu

Wakato

Saki

Middle School Girl

Miu Takeuchi

Middle School Girl

Details

Director

Naomi Kawase

Screenplay

Naomi Kawase

Tagline

"A small little Dorayaki shop on the outskirts of Tokyo."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$124,518

Production

Comme des Cinémas, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Aeon Entertainment, Kumie, POPLAR Publishing, Hakuhodo, Elephant House, The Asahi Shimbun, ZDF/Arte, MAM, MAM FILM

Reviews

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Reno

August 18, 2016

★ 8/10

> Encountering an unexpected and its impacts forever. The Japanese foods considered as the healthiest food in the world. Yes, it's a food and restaurant related theme, and those who loves them should give it a try. It was another film like 'Midnight Diner' that I saw a couple of months back, which focused on a small eatery as this one. What fascinated me was its simple storyline and the realist...

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badelf

December 25, 2021

★ 9/10

This is a beautiful film overall which is steeped in Japanese culture. The direction is tight and the acting is great. It's a touching story about shame, honor, redemption and friendship. All of this centered around food - dorayaki in particular.