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- Original title
- Anaka
- AKA
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- Sweet Bean
- Year
- 2015
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Naomi Kawase. Novel: Durian Sukegawa
- Cast
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- Masatoshi Nagase
- Kirin Kiki
- Miyoko Asada
- Etsuko Ichihara
- Miki Mizuno
- Kyara Uchida
- Saki Takahashi
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Japan-France-Germany;
- Genre
- Drama | Cooking. Disease/illness
- Synopsis
- The "manager" of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. A taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.
- Awards
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2015: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection (Un Certain Regard)2015: Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci: Official Selection2016: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Actress.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 53 My Favorite Japanese Movies (38)
- 77 My Top 10 Movies from 2015 (47)
- 91 My Favorite Asian Movies (50)
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