A quiet, compassionate story of human connection. Sentaro runs a small dorayaki shop, living a routine life until Tokue, an elderly woman, asks to help in the kitchen. Her exceptional skill in making sweet red bean paste transforms the business \u2013 but as their relationship deepens, past wounds and hidden regrets surface. The film unfolds as a tender exploration of empathy, healing, and the bonds formed through shared experience.<\/p>\n
In Japanese with English subtitles. Screens in the Louvre Abu Dhabi Auditorium as part of Cannes Film Nights, a curated programme of acclaimed films shown at Cannes and presented in collaboration with the Institut Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"