The Mourning Forest
2007
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May 30, 2015 · Sweet Bean: Directed by Naomi Kawase. With Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno. 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.
- (13K)
- Drama
- Naomi Kawase
- 2015-05-30
Mar 18, 2016 · “Sweet Bean” doesn’t go anywhere the viewer isn’t expecting, but I did not mind taking the trip. It’s a movie about food and the joys of a good day’s work, two of my cinematic sweet spots.
The film received generally positive reviews. Sweet Bean has an approval rating of 85% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 60 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.
Mar 18, 2016 · The movie, beautifully shot and acted, earns its ultimate sense of hope by confronting real heartbreak head-on, and with compassion. Sweet Bean NYT Critic’s Pick
Mar 18, 2016 · 85% Tomatometer 60 Reviews 85% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A baker's (Masatoshi Nagase) business takes off when he hires an eccentric 76-year-old woman (Kirin Kiki) who specializes in making ...
- (60)
- Comedy, Drama
