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Sweet Bean

  • 7.4 /10

  • 593

  • 84%

Plot

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.

Cast

Kirin Kiki as Tokue
Kirin Kiki

as Tokue

Masatoshi Nagase as Sentaro
Masatoshi Nagase

as Sentaro

Kyara Uchida as Wakana
Kyara Uchida

as Wakana

Miki Mizuno as Wakana's Mother
Miki Mizuno

as Wakana's Mother

Etsuko Ichihara as Yoshiko
Etsuko Ichihara

as Yoshiko

Miyoko Asada as Shop Owner's Wife
Miyoko Asada

as Shop Owner's Wife

Taiga Nakano as Yohei
Taiga Nakano

as Yohei

Wakato Kanematsu as Wakato
Wakato Kanematsu

as Wakato

Saki as Middle School Girl
Saki

as Middle School Girl

Miu Takeuchi as Middle School Girl
Miu Takeuchi

as Middle School Girl

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Not Rated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 30, 2015

Production Companies

  • 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

Production Countries

  • Japan

  • France

  • Germany

Spoken Language

  • 日本語

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • $124,518.00

Runtime

  • 1.88 hrs

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Reviews

> 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 realis…

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.