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The manager of a pancake stall in Japan finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food.

Primary Title
  • Sweet Bean
Secondary Title
  • あん (An)
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 22 May 2017
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 25
Duration
  • 115:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • The manager of a pancake stall in Japan finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Japanese
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--Japan
  • Bakers--Japan--Drama
  • Older women--Japan--Drama
Genres
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Naomi Kawase (Director)
  • Durian Sukegawa (Writer)
  • Naomi Kawase (Writer)
  • Kirin Kiki (Actor)
  • Masatoshi Nagase (Actor)
  • Kyara Uchida (Actor)
  • Aeon Entertainment (Production Unit)
  • Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--Japan
  • Bakers--Japan--Drama
  • Older women--Japan--Drama