Sweet Bean
A lonely baker has his life (and business) reinvigorated when he hires an elderly woman with an uncanny culinary skill and a mysterious communion with nature, in this... Read more
Sweet Bean
Directed by Naomi Kawase
Sweet Bean
Etsuko Ichihara
Miyoko Asada
Kyara Uchida
Kirin Kiki
Sweet Bean is a delicious red bean paste, the sweet heart of the dorayaki pancakes that Sentaro (Masatoshi Nagase) sells from his little bakery to a small but loyal clientele. Absorbed in sad memories and distant thoughts, Sentaro cooks with skill but without enthusiasm. When seventy-six-year-old Tokue (Kirin Kiki) responds to his ad for an assistant and cheerfully offers to work for a ridiculously low wage, Sentaro is skeptical about the eccentric old lady's ability to endure the long hours. But when she shows up early one morning and reveals to him the secret to the perfect sweet bean paste, Sentaro agrees to take her on. With Tokue's new home cooked sweet bean paste recipe, Sentaro's business begins to flourish, but Tokue is afflicted with an illness that, once revealed, drives her into isolation once again.
Reviews
Sweet Bean- New York Times Critics' Pick review
"Warm and unusually crowd-pleasing." -The Village Voice
"Naomi Kawase's gentle study of life, loss and confectionery is easily the Japanese auteur's most accessible work to date." -Variety
"Delightful, unfashionably earnest and, at its best, very moving." -Pop Matters
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| Venue | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema Society, San Diego | San Diego | CA | 1477368000October 25, 2016 |
| Honolulu Museum of Art | Honolulu | HI | 147659040010/16, 10/18, 10/20 |
| Art Gallery of Hamilton | Hamilton | ON | 1476331200October 13, 2016 |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | TX | 1471665600August 20 - August 21, 2016 |
| Cinema du Parc | Montreal | QC | 1470369600August 5 - August 11, 2016 |
| Reel Pizza Cinerama | Bar Harbor | ME | 1467086400June 28 - June 30, 2016 |
| Gateway Film Center | Columbus | OH | 1467000000June 27 - June 29, 2016 |
| PFS Roxy | Philadelphia | PA | 1466740800June 24 - June 30, 2016 |
| Moxie Cinema | Springfield | MO | 1466308800June 19 - June 20, 2016 |
| Coral Gables Art Cinema | Coral Gables | FL | 1465531200June 10 - June 23, 2016 |
| Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM | 1464926400June 3 - June 6, 2016 |
| Northwest Film Forum | Seattle | WA | 1464840000June 2 - June 5, 2016 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland | OH | 14647536006/1 & 6/3 |
| Knickerbocker | Holland | MI | 1464667200May 31 - June 4, 2016 |
| Mesilla Valley Film Society | Mesilla | NM | 1464321600May 27 - June 2, 2016 |
| Rose Theatre | Port Townsend | WA | 1464062400May 24 - May 26, 2016 |
| Webster University Film Series | St. Louis | MO | 1463716800May 20 - May 22, 2016 |
| Orinda Theater | Orinda | CA | 1463112000May 13 - May 26, 2016 |
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