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<\/a>\nIn Ms. Kawase\u2019s graceful tale adapted from the novel by Durian Sukegawa, introverted loner Sentaro (Masatoshi Nagase, Mystery Train) runs a tiny \u201cdorayaki\u201d (pancakes filled with “an,\u201d a sweet red bean paste) stand in the suburbs of Tokyo. When 76-year-old Tokue (veteran actress Kirin Kiki, Still Walking, Chronicle of My Mother), persistently asks Sentaro to work in the shop\u2019s kitchen, he reluctantly accepts. It soon turns out that in addition to having uncanny culinary skills (her \u201can\u201d is much more delicious than Sentaro\u2019s) and a mysterious communion with nature, Tokue has the ability to transform those around her, including Wakana (newcomer Kyara Uchida, real-life granddaughter of Kirin Kiki), a shy teenage schoolgirl who\u2019s a regular at the shop. Thanks to Tokue\u2019s sweet bean recipe, the little business soon flourishes, and with time, Sentaro and Tokue open their hearts to reveal old wounds and painful secrets.<\/p>\n