Bread of Happiness (2012)

Director
Yukiko Mishima

Main cast
Morio Agata; Yuta Hiraoka; Riki Honda; Nobue Iketani; Tomoyo Harada

Genres
Comedy, Adventure

Description
Young married couple Rie (Tomoyo Harada) and Sang (Yo Oizumi) move from Tokyo to Lake Toya in Hokkaido Prefecture to start a bakery restaurant named Mani. Sang bakes bread and his wife Rie makes food that complements the bread. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, the customers leave in a happy state.


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