Sweet Bean Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jul. 2, 2016

Sweet Bean

Release Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 Limited

Etsuko Ichihara, Masatoshi Nagase, Kirin Kiki, Kyara Uchida, Miyoko Asada, Naomi Kawase

N/A Drama N/A Japanese

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Plot

What's the story about?

Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis—pastries filled with sweet red bean paste. When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen, he reluctantly accepts. But Tokue proves to have magic in her hands when it comes to making sweet bean paste. Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business soon flourishes. And with time, Sentaro and Tokue will open their hearts to reveal old wounds.

Cited as official plot version from kinolorber.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Sweet Bean.

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Kirin Kiki
Returner, After the Storm
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Masatoshi Nagase
Paterson, The Sea is Watching
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Kyara Uchida
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Miyoko Asada
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Etsuko Ichihara

Crew Behind the Film

The Sweet Bean behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: Naomi Kawase
Screenwriter: Naomi Kawase

Studio: Kino Lorber
Production Companies

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: Japanese

All Trailers

Official Sweet Bean movie trailers and clips.

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Sweet Bean Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Sweet Bean movie production.

Production Updates

Feb 2016

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Sweet Bean was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 18, 2016. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including The Divergent Series: Allegiant, The Preppie Connection and The Bronze. As a limited release, Sweet Bean was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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