Japan Synopsis
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The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.
Audience Engagement
474 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (93th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sweet Bean. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Aeon Entertainment
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
Sweet Bean holds position #194 of 581 Japan films in the 2014–2016 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 Sweet Bean premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3146th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sweet Bean, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- small business · 4
- cooking together · 2
- sanatorium · 1
- street vendor · 1
- food · 21
- restaurant · 17
- chef · 14
- cooking · 13
- japanese cuisine · 12
- japan · 454
- based on novel or book · 288
- woman director · 246
- slice of life · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,345 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #585 of 1,933 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Aeon Entertainment, The Asahi Shimbun |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | May 30, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4298958 |
| Official Site | www.kinolorber.com |