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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

Sweet Red Bean Paste movie poster
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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Sweet Red Bean Paste movie scenes

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…

Cast

  • Kirin Kiki as Tokue
  • Masatoshi Nagase
  • Kyara Uchida
  • Etsuko Ichihara
  • Miyoko Asada
  • Miki Mizuno
  • Reception

    Sweet Red Bean Paste movie scenes

    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."

    References

    Sweet Red Bean Paste Wikipedia
    Sweet Red Bean Paste IMDb Sweet Red Bean Paste themoviedb.org