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Kirschblüten und rote Bohnen (Sweet Bean)Japanese film series 2024

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A Japanese cook stands in front of a cooker and pours pancake batter onto a plate.
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Spring is in full bloom and Sentarō, the owner of a small snack bar, gets a surprise. When an old lady, Tokue, tries his dorayaki pancakes with delicious red bean paste, business suddenly booms …

This event is in the past.

Spring is in full bloom and Sentarō, the owner of a small snack bar, gets a surprise. When an old lady, Tokue, tries his dorayaki pancakes with delicious red bean paste, business suddenly booms …

In images of mesmerising beauty, Kawase Naomi tells a deeply touching story full of the mystery of life.

 

Japan/France/Germany 2015, 113 minutes, original language with German subtitles, director/screenplay: Kawase Naomi