
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.
- 7.4
- 2015
- Released
- 1h 53m

Kirin Kiki
Tokue
Masatoshi Nagase
Sentaro
Kyara Uchida
Wakana
Miki Mizuno
Wakana's Mother
Etsuko Ichihara
Yoshiko
Miyoko Asada
Shop Owner's Wife
Taiga Nakano
Yohei
Wakato Kanematsu
Wakato
Saki
Middle School Girl
Miu Takeuchi
Middle School Girl
Yurie Murata
Middle School Girl
Released
ja
$124,518.00
- #japan
- #based on novel or book
- #cooking
- #restaurant
- #sanatorium
- #slice of life
- #food
- #chef
- #street vendor
- #woman director
- #small business
- #cooking together
- #japanese cuisine
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Reviews
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.

> 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 realist











