Sweet Bean

– Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
あん
Sweet Bean (2015) - Also known as あん

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…

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Sweet Bean (2015) - Trailer

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:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
Metacritic:
60%