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.
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Cast
12 people
Kirin Kiki
Tokue
Known for
Arrietty
Shoplifters
Masatoshi Nagase
Sentaro
Known for
Suicide Club
Mystery Train
Kyara Uchida
Wakana
Known for
I Wish
Miki Mizuno
Wakana's Mother
Known for
Dead Mine
Guilty of Romance
Etsuko Ichihara
Yoshiko
Known for
Your Name.
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Miyoko Asada
Shop Owner's Wife
Known for
The Hours of My Life
True Mothers
Saki Takahashi
Taiga Nakano
Yohei
Known for
From Today, It's My Turn!!
Harmonium
Wakato Kanematsu
Wakato
Known for
Bunny Drop
Saki
Middle School Girl
Miu Takeuchi
Middle School Girl
No other roles listed
Yurie Murata
Middle School Girl
No other roles listed
Naomi Kawase Director · Durian Sukegawa Author David Hadjadj Composer
Worldwide gross $125K · First release May 30, 2015 · Produced in Japan, France, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$124,518
Production
Comme des Cinémas
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
Production
Aeon Entertainment
Production
Kumie
Production
POPLAR Publishing
Production
Hakuhodo
Production
Elephant House
Production
The Asahi Shimbun
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
MAM
Production
MAM FILM
Production
Japan · France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
あん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 30, 2015
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 26, 2015 · Digital
France
January 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 11, 2016 · Theatrical
May 6, 2016 · Physical · DVD
June 10, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
August 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 28, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
November 13, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 30, 2015 · Theatrical
April 11, 2016 · Physical · DVD release
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