SWEET BEAN

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By Naomi KAWASE

LENS MEDIA / RED APOLLO GROUP - as DISTR VOD, China

Social issues - Completed 2014

The "manager" of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. A taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.

Festivals
& Awards

AFI FEST 2015
World Cinema
Miami Film Festival 2016
LBS Culinary Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 113 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Naomi KAWASE
    • Writer(s)
    • Naomi KAWASE
    • Synopsis
    • The "manager" of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. A taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.