Sweet Bean
A small little Dorayaki shop on the outskirts of Tokyo.
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.
- Year: 2015
- Country: Japan, France, Germany
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: 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
- Keyword: japan, based on novel or book, cooking, restaurant, sanatorium, slice of life, food, chef, street vendor, woman director, small business, cooking together, japanese cuisine
- Director: Naomi Kawase
- Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno, Etsuko Ichihara, Miyoko Asada
