Bread of Happiness
2012 1h 54m movie Film Japan

Bread of Happiness

しあわせのパン

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.

The 2011–2013 Japan Window

482 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Bread of Happiness sits at position #306.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012

  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011

  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013

  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Bread of Happiness. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bread of Happiness premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
31
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • island
  • restaurant
  • bakery
  • slice of life
  • food
  • japanese cuisine
  • bread

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