Patisserie Coin de rue

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Movie: Patisserie Coin de rue
Romaji: Yougashiten Koandoru
Japanese: 洋菓子店コアンドル
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writer: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Producer: Hideki Hoshino, Hiroko Maeda, Hiroshi Otaru
Cinematographer: Hikaru Yasuda
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Runtime: 115 min.
Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Tomura (Yosuke Eguchi) was once widely lauded as a legendary patissier, but some 8 years ago he inexplicably left the field. Since that time, Tomura has lectured at culinary schools and wrote a guidebook for pastry critics.

Natsume (Yu Aoi) is a young woman who travels from Kagoshima to Tokyo to find her boyfriend. Natsume fins a job at "Patisserie Coin de rue" - a pastry shop run by husband & wife tandem Yuriko (Keiko Toda) and Julian (Nathan Berg). At "Patisserie Coin de rue" Natsume works with talented patissier Mariko (Noriko Eguchi) & her fascinating creations.

Meanwhile, Tomura is now a regular at "Patisserie Coin de rue" & his encounters with Natsume brings about changes in both of their lives …

Cast



Yosuke Eguchi	Yu Aoi
Tomura	Natsume



Noriko Eguchi	Hiroyuki Onoue	Mariko Kaga	Keiko Toda	Tomoka Yamaguchi
Mariko Sato	Chihiro Umi	Yoshikawa	Yuriko	Yumi

Additional Cast Members:

Urara Awata - Maki Hanamura
Nathan Berg - Julian
Kyusaku Shimada - Yokoi Ona
Mizuho Suzuki - Tadao Yoshikawa
Sumie Sasaki

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Comment #1
David Marshall Says:
Aug 12 2011 10:44 am

This is a sensitive and touching film about relationships and loss — a delight in both visual and narrative terms. The only sadnesscomes from not being able to eat the pâtisseries