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.
- Director：Naomi Kawase
- Japan, France, Germany
- 2015
- 113min.
- color
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- Japanese
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In Nara – where she was born and raised – Naomi Kawase continues to make her films. Her pursuit to capture “reality” through film beyond simplistic documentary-fiction dichotomies, has received wide-acclaim, including at the Cannes Film Festival. While continuing to expand her activities, she remains deeply rooted in her hometown where she began the Nara International Film Festival and the Youth Filmmaking Workshop to nurture the next generation of visionaries. She is the official Film Director of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, a Thematic Producer for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo. In her private life, she is also a mother of one who enjoys cooking.
