Bread of Happiness

Bread of Happiness

2012•1h 54m•6.7/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(40)

A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One cooks. The other bakes. Everyone walks out happy.

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Production

atmovie, CREATIVE OFFICE CUE, Asmik Ace, AMUSE, PARCO, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Nippan Group Holdings, FM Hokkaido Broadcasting, AIR-G Works, Hokkaido Arbeit Johosha

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Rie

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Mizushima

Yuta Hiraoka

Yuta Hiraoka

Tokio Yamashita

Kanna Mori

Kanna Mori

Kaori Sato

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Yoko

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Miku's Mother

Morio Agata

Morio Agata

Abe

Nobue Iketani

Nobue Iketani

Hirokawa's Wife

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Miku's Father

Yuki Yagi

Yuki Yagi

Miku

Yasuhi Nakamura

Yasuhi Nakamura

Hirokawa

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Aya Sakamoto

Katsuo Nakamura

Fumio Sakamoto

Chikara Honda

Chikara Honda

Postman

Nozomi Ōhashi

Nozomi Ōhashi

Narrator (voice)

Kenta Imanishi

Maki Shinta

Maki Shinta

Young Rie

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

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