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7.8
Kino Lorber | Release Date: March 18, 2016
Summary: Sweet Bean is a delicious red bean paste, the sweet heart of the dorayaki pancakes that Sentaro (Masatoshi Nagase) sells from his little bakery to a small but loyal clientele. Absorbed in sad memories and distant thoughts, Sentaro cooks with skill but without enthusiasm. When seventy-six-year-old Tokue (Kirin Kiki) responds to his ad for an assistant and cheerfully offers to work for a ridiculously low wage, Sentaro is skeptical about the eccentric old lady's ability to endure the long hours. But when she shows up early one morning and reveals to him the secret to the perfect sweet bean paste, Sentaro agrees to take her on. With Tokue's new home cooked sweet bean paste recipe, Sentaro's business begins to flourish, but Tokue is afflicted with an illness that, once revealed, drives her into isolation once again. [Kino Lorber]
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Runtime: 113 min
Rating: Not Rated
Official Site: http://www.kinolorber.com/film.php?id=2265
Production: Comme des Cinémas
Genres: Drama
Countries: Japan, Germany, France
Language: Japanese
Home Release Date: Aug 9, 2016
Director Credit
Naomi Kawase Director
Writer Credit
Durian Sukegawa Based On The Novel By
Naomi Kawase Screenplay
Cast Credit
Etsuko Ichihara Yoshiko
Kirin Kiki Tokue
Kyara Uchida Wakana
Masatoshi Nagase Sentarô
Miki Mizuno Cast
Miu Takeuchi Cast
Miyoko Asada Shop Owner
Saki Takahashi Cast
Taiga Yôhei
Wakato Kanematsu Cast
Yurie Murata Cast
Producer Credit
Akira Ikeda Associate Producer
Hiroaki Saitô Line Producer
Hiroshi Okumura Associate Producer
Hiroshi Yamamoto Associate Producer
Holger Stern Associate Producer
Kenichi Miyata Associate Producer
Kenji Asai Associate Producer
Kôichirô Fukushima Producer
Masa Sawada Producer
Masashiro Watanabe Associate Producer
Naomi Kawase Associate Producer
Thanassis Karathanos Producer
Yasuhiro Kihara Associate Producer
Yoshito Oyama Producer