An (Sweet Bean) (2015) Review – The Quiet Dignity of Small Lives
A warm, hand-drawn illustration inspired by Sweet Bean , capturing its quiet tenderness beneath cherry blossoms. 🎥 Film Overview Title: An (あん / Sweet Bean) Director: Naomi Kawase Screenplay: Naomi Kawase (based on the novel by Durian Sukegawa) Genre: Drama Release Date: 2015 (Japan) Runtime: 113 minutes Country: Japan Language: Japanese Main Cast: Kiki Kirin (Tokue), Masatoshi Nagase (Sentaro), Kyara Uchida (Wakana) Music: Daisuke Shimizu Based on: Novel "An" by Durian Sukegawa (2013) Cinematography: Shigeki Akiyama Awards & Recognition: Un Certain Regard nominee (Cannes Film Festival 2015), numerous Japanese film awards Box Office: Success in Japan and international art house circuits Note: One of Kiki Kirin's most celebrated late-career performances before her passing in 2018 📖 Plot Summary Sentaro runs a small dorayaki shop in a quiet Tokyo neighborhood, living a detached, mechanical existence weighed down by his past as an ex-...