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Sweet Bean (Japanese: あん, Hepburn: An) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It is the second film, after I Wish, to star real-life grandmother and granddaughter Kirin Kiki and Kyara Uchida. The film was selected to open the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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.
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- Drama
- Naomi Kawase
- 2015-05-30
Mar 18, 2016 · Sweet Bean. Odie Henderson March 18, 2016. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Director Naomi Kawase is a Cannes Film Festival favorite whose work rarely reaches American shores. Since 1997, four of her films have competed for the Palme d’Or, and she has won the Golden Camera and the Jury Prize.
Mar 18, 2016 · A baker's (Masatoshi Nagase) business takes off when he hires an eccentric 76-year-old woman (Kirin Kiki) who specializes in making dorayaki pancakes.
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- Kirin Kiki
- Naomi Kawase
- Comedy, Drama
A heart-affecting Japanese drama about the marvels of cooking, the wonders of nature, and the spiritual legacy of a wise old woman. 2016 S&P Award Winner. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Cherry trees in Japan are highly revered and appreciated for their beauty and symbolic meanings.
Mar 19, 2016 · Entitled Sweet Bean, Kawase takes a decidedly traditional approach to this adaptation of a novel from Durian Sukeagwa, which itself looks and feels like a far cry from her last widely discussed feature, 2011’s Hanezu. The film introduces us to Sentaro, a quiet, unassuming owner of a small dorayaki shop in Tokyo.
Mar 28, 2018 · Sweet Bean | Japanese director Naomi Kawase's bittersweet and touching foodie film. By Jason Best. ( What's on TV ) published 28 March 2018. There’s a gentle message about tolerance wrapped inside Sweet Bean ( An ), a touching Japanese movie revolving around a small pancake café in suburban Tokyo.
