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Sweet Bean

Sweet Bean

7,5 /10 (612 Votes)
2015 JA 113 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

30/05/2015

Votes

612

Popularity

2.6

A small little Dorayaki shop on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

あん

Language

JA

Runtime

113 min

Revenue

$124,518

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Reno

2016-08-18

⭐ 8

> 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 realistic approach. It was based on the novel of the same name of the original Japanese title 'An' which translated as 'Bean Paste'. It is not just a food film, but well explored relationship of the people f…

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badelf

2021-12-25

⭐ 9

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.

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