Sweet Bean
– Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”..
Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. She will soon prove to have magic in her hands…
Release Date:
30 May 2015
Language:
Japanese
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Naomi Kawase
Writer:
Durian Sukegawa (based on the novel by), Naomi Kawase (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno
Plot:
The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food.
Awards:
7 wins & 6 nominations.
Gross profit:
$123,231
Ratings: