An | Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest 2015

Sweet Red Bean Paste (An)

Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2015

Directed by : Naomi KAWASE
Country: JAPAN, FRANCE, GERMANY
Year: 2015
Duration: 113.00 minutes

Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis – pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). 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 “an”. Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business soon flourishes… And with time, Sentaro and Tokue will open their hearts to reveal old wounds.

Credits:

Naomi KAWASE – Director
Naomi KAWASE – Script / Dialogue
David HADJADJ – Music
Tina BAZ – Film Editor
Roman DYMNY – Sound
Boris CHAPELLE – Sound
Olivier GOINARD – Sound
Eiji MORI – Sound
AKIYAMA Shigeki – Director of Photography
HEYA Kyoko – Set decorator

Actors:

NAGASE Masatoshi – Sentaro
KIKI Kirin – Tokue
UCHIDA Kyara – Wakana

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp7uy_vWkT4

---       

The sixth edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest will take place between 23 – 29 October at Studio Cinema, Elvire Popesco Cinema and CinemaPRO. Full schedule and tickets available here.