Sweet Bean

Sweet Bean

Sweet Bean

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Sweet Bean

"A small little Dorayaki shop on the outskirts of Tokyo."

2015

1h 53m

7.4(585 votes)

Drama

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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Production Companies

Comme des Cinémas

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion

Aeon Entertainment

Kumie

Hakuhodo

Elephant House

The Asahi Shimbun

ZDF/Arte

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

樹木希林

Tokue

樹木希林

Acting

永瀬正敏

Sentaro

永瀬正敏

Acting

Kyara Uchida

Wakana

Kyara Uchida

Acting

水野美紀

Wakana's Mother

水野美紀

Acting

市原悦子

Yoshiko

市原悦子

Acting

浅田美代子

Shop Owner's Wife

浅田美代子

Acting

仲野太賀

Yohei

仲野太賀

Acting

兼松若人

Wakato

No Image

Acting

Saki

Middle School Girl

Saki

Acting

Miu Takeuchi

Middle School Girl

No Image

Acting

Yurie Murata

Middle School Girl

No Image

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