Genre: Drama
Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miyoko Asada, Etsuko Ichihara
Writers: Durian Sukegawa (based on the novel by), Naomi Kawase (screenplay)
Rating: M
Run Time: 113 min
Synopsis
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.
Un Certain Regard, 2015 Festival de Cannes (Opening
film)