Sweet Bean

Name: Sweet Bean
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-05-30
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno, Etsuko Ichihara

2015·Movie·113 min·★ 7.5(605)

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“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.

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United States	Kino Film Collection, Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Australia	—	Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV
Germany	filmingo, Neue Visionen Plus Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
France	Molotov TV	Apple TV Store, Canal VOD, Orange VOD
Spain	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—
Brazil	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Japan	Hulu, Asia Premium Amazon Channel , FOD Channel Amazon Channel, FOD	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
South Korea	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	wavve, Google Play Movies

About Sweet Bean

Sweet Bean is a 2015 Japanese-language drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. The cast is led by Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida. It has a runtime of 1h 53m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kino Film Collection, Kanopy.

Sweet Bean was produced by Comme des Cinémas, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, and Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion and made in Japan and France. It was released on May 30, 2015. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Naomi Kawase
Writers: Naomi Kawase
Release date: May 30, 2015
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan, France
Box office: $0 million
Production: Comme des Cinémas, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion

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Sweet Bean cast & crew

Sweet Bean was directed by Naomi Kawase and written by Naomi Kawase.

The cast features Kirin Kiki as Tokue, Masatoshi Nagase as Sentaro, Kyara Uchida as Wakana, Miki Mizuno as Wakana's Mother, Etsuko Ichihara as Yoshiko, and Miyoko Asada as Shop Owner's Wife.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by David Hadjadj, cinematography is by Shigeki Akiyama, and it was produced by Koichiro Fukushima and Yoshihito Oyama.

Is Sweet Bean worth watching?

Sweet Bean holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 605 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 53m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Sweet Bean is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Sweet Bean

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