Sweet Bean (2015)

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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.

• Released: 2015-05-30
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 622 votes

Directed by Naomi Kawase.

Top cast

• Kirin Kiki as Tokue
• Masatoshi Nagase as Sentaro
• Kyara Uchida as Wakana
• Miki Mizuno as Wakana's Mother
• Etsuko Ichihara as Yoshiko
• Miyoko Asada as Shop Owner's Wife
• Taiga Nakano as Yohei
• Wakato Kanematsu as Wakato
• Saki as Middle School Girl
• Miu Takeuchi as Middle School Girl

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Sweet Bean

• United States: stream on Kino Film Collection; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Pijama Films; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Pijama Films
• India: rent on Pijama Films
• Canada: rent on Pijama Films
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV, Pijama Films; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV

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