Sweet Red Bean Paste
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Director Naomi Kawase Music director David Hadjadj Duration Language Japanese | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Drama Screenplay Naomi Kawase Country Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 14 May 2015 (2015-05-14) (Cannes) Writer Durian Sukegawa (based on the novel by), Naomi Kawase (screenplay) Cast Kirin Kiki , Masatoshi Nagase , Miki Mizuno , Etsuko Ichihara , Miyoko Asada Similar movies Related Naomi Kawase movies Tagline Never is late for to release a dream |
Sweet Red Bean Paste (Japanese: , Hepburn: An) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to open the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. She will soon prove to have magic in her hands…
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The film has grossed ¥234 million in Japan. On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave it a 3 out of 10, saying that "after a promising start, Kawase Naomis latest feature is more of the same empty jottings."
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