Japan Synopsis
しあわせのパン
A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One cooks. The other bakes. Everyone walks out happy.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Bread of Happiness. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bread of Happiness itself).
The 2011–2013 Japan Window
Bread of Happiness holds position #306 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bread of Happiness premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2563rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 51% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Bread of Happiness, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- bread · 1
- food · 21
- restaurant · 17
- japanese cuisine · 12
- bakery · 6
- slice of life · 58
- island · 41
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,967 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #982 of 1,411 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | atmovie |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | January 28, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1726749 |