An
Directed by:
Naomi KawaseScreenplay:
Naomi KawaseCinematography:
Shigeki AkiyamaComposer:
David HadjadCast:
Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno, Etsuko Ichihara, 兼松若人, 浅田美代子, Taiga, Saki TakahashiVOD (1)
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Struggling street food vendor Sentaro (Masatoshi Nagase) finds himself confronted with Tokue (Kirin Kiki), an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. When he reluctantly accepts, it's not long before Tokue proves to have an extraordinary gift when it comes to making "an" - the sweet red bean paste filling used in his dorayakis - which starts a relationship that is much more than just street food. With Sweet Bean, Kawase again focuses on people at the periphery of Japanese society and investigates their place in the flow of life itself. (Eureka Entertainment)
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You will notice the unusual Japanese temperament which permeates the entire film and is very hard to understand and accept. It is based on modesty and an absolute respect for human beings. The main characters don’t smile or show emotions but rather dwell in their own endless depression. I gave it a 4-star rating though because the story is as heartwarmingly human as it can possible be. And even so, despite all the Japanese extremity, you will enjoy a sensitively told story which with its slowness carried like a bird’s feather jumping in perfect stillness from one lotus flower to another.
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