Synopsis
Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis—pastries filled with sweet red bean paste. When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. But Tokue proves to have magic in her hands when it comes to making sweet bean paste.
Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business soon flourishes…And with time, Sentaro and Tokue will open their hearts to reveal old wounds.
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Movie Details
| Slovenia Releases: |
April 21st, 2016 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
113 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Disability, Runaway, Voiceover/Narration, Job Interview, Food |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Comme des Cinemas, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Twenty Twenty Vision, Aeon Entertainment, Kumie, Poplar Publishing, Hakuhoda, Elephant House, Asahi Shimbun, ZDF/ARTE, MAM |
| Production Countries: |
France, Germany, Japan |
| Languages: |
Japanese |
March 22nd, 2016
Midnight Special had the best theater average for a film that opened in 2016 earning $190,000 in five theaters for an average of $38,002. The only other film in the $10,000 club was A Space Program with $10,247 in its lone theater.
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Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2016/04/22 |
19 |
$380 |
|
4 |
$95 |
$380 |
1 |
| 2016/04/29 |
15 |
$1,531 |
+303% |
4 |
$383 |
$4,476 |
2 |
| 2016/05/06 |
16 |
$401 |
-74% |
4 |
$100 |
$6,592 |
3 |
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