Sweet Bean(2016)

Name: Sweet Bean
Director: Naomi Kawase
Genre: Drama
Released: Mar 18, 2016
Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida

Kino Lorber

1h 53m
- Drama

Release Date: Mar 18, 2016

Burdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?

Release Details

Original Release | Mar 18, 2016 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$4,630
Total US & Canada:
$124,800
Total International
$4,603,550
Total Worldwide:
$4,728,350

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Naomi Kawase
Director

Kirin Kiki
Tokue

Masatoshi Nagase
Sentarô

Kyara Uchida
Wakana

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Japan, France, Germany

Language: Japanese

Summaries

Storyline

The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade red bean paste convinces him to hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food. — pagurus Burdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, Sentaro--the pensive baker of the popular red-bean confection, dorayaki--has no time to admire the alluring rain of petals in fragrant Tokyo, during the Cherry Blossom Season. But, to further complicate matters, one day, the kind ageing woman, Tokue, turns up at his small business, asking for a job. Of course, not being able to hire an employee--let alone the weary, Tokue--is the least of Sentaro's worries; however, when the cryptic woman returns the following day with her delicious surprise, the pastry cook will have no other choice but to accept her proposition. And just like that, little by little, Tokue's beautiful inner world unravels before a surprised Sentaro. Could Tokue be holding the secret not only to Sentaro's success but also to life's little pleasures? — Nick Riganas