:Bread of Happiness
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bread of Happiness
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ja|しあわせのパン}}
| image = Shiawase no Pan film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster advertising this film in Japan
| director = Yukiko Mishima
| producer = Takeshi Moriya
| writer = Yukiko Mishima
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Tomoyo Harada
Yo Oizumi
Kanna Mori
| music = Goro Yasukawa
| cinematography = Ryu Segawa
| editing = Hitomi Kato
| studio =
| distributor = Asmik Ace Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|1|28|Japan}}
| runtime = 114 minutes[https://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/news/whats-on/past-events/free-japanese-film-showing-bread-of-happiness Free Japanese Film Showing - Bread of Happiness] - Arts and Social Sciences : University of Waikato
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget =
| gross = US$717,956{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2012W4&id=_fSHIAWASENOPAN01|title=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=2012-02-02|work= IMDb.com, Inc.}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Bread of Happiness|しあわせのパン|Shiawase no Pan}} is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Yukiko Mishima and starring Tomoyo Harada, Yo Oizumi and Kanna Mori.{{cite web |url=http://jfdb.jp/en/title/3115 |title=Bread of Happiness |website=JFDB }}
Bread of Happiness was first released in cinemas located in Hokkaido on 21 January 2012, and was subsequently released in other Japanese cinemas on 28 January 2012. It had grossed US$717,956 as of 29 January 2012.
Plot
Rie and Nao own a bakery-cum-restaurant named Mani on the shores of Lake Toya, Hokkaido. Nao is the baker who bakes the bakery's bread, while Rie is the chef who prepares the food in the restaurant. Graced with beautiful scenery throughout the four seasons, this shop serves a variety of customers, some of whom are having personal problems. However, after they leave the shop, they feel only happiness.
{{Cite web
|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/filmart-bread-happiness-review-305460
|title=Bread of Happiness: Filmart Review
|accessdate=2018-03-26
|date=2012-03-28
|author=Deborah Young
|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}}
{{Cite web
|url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle=japanese-film-season-opens-with-bread-of-happiness-23-01-2015
|title=Japanese film season opens with Bread of Happiness
|accessdate=2018-03-26
|date=2015-01-23
|publisher=Massey University}}
{{Cite web
|url=https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/bread-of-happiness/auckland
|title=Bread of Happiness - Auckland
|accessdate=2018-03-26
|date=2015-02-26
|publisher=Eventfinda}}
Cast
- Tomoyo Harada as Rie Mizushima
- Yo Oizumi as Nao Mizushima
- Kanna Mori as Kaori Saito
- Yuta Hiraoka as Tokio Yamashita
- Yuki Yagi as Suehisa
- Ken Mitsuishi as Suehisa's father
- Reika Kirishima as Suehisa's mother
- Misako Watanabe as Aya Sakamoto
- Katsuo Nakamura as Shio Sakamoto
- Chikara Honda as the postman
- Nobue Iketani as Mrs. Hirokawa
- Katsuo Nakamura as Mr. Hirokawa
- Morio Agata as Mr. Abe
- Kimiko Yo as Yōko
- Nozomi Ohashi as the voice of the young female narrator
Production
=Development=
Bread of Happiness was first announced on 9 September 2010. The film was directed by Yukiko Mishima, who was also in charge of the screenplay.{{cite web |url=http://eiga.com/news/20110801/20/ |script-title=ja:原田知世＆大泉洋「しあわせのパン」全国公開が決定 |accessdate= 2012-02-03 |date=2011-08-01 |publisher=eiga.com |language=Japanese}} The story of the film is set in Tokyo and Lake Toya, Hokkaido.
It was revealed in the initial announcement that actor Yo Oizumi and actress Tomoyo Harada would star as husband and wife in the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/yo-oizumi-tomoyo-harada-co-star-in-shiawase-no-pan/ |title=Yo Oizumi, Tomoyo Harada co-star in "Bread of Happiness" |accessdate= 2012-02-04 |date=2010-09-08 |work=Sponichi Annex |publisher=Tokyograph}} The film marked the 30th anniversary of actress Harada's debut as an actress. It is also her first main role in a film since the 2006 film Kamiya Etsuko no Seishun.
=Filming=
=Theme song=
The theme song of the film is entitled {{Nihongo|Hitotsu Dake|ひとつだけ}},{{cite web |url=http://eiga.com/news/20111006/9/ |script-title=ja:矢野顕子＆忌野清志郎の名曲から映画「しあわせのパン」誕生 |accessdate= 2012-01-04 |date=2011-10-06 |publisher=eiga.com |language=Japanese}} which was originally sung by Akiko Yano and Kyoshiro Imawano, and was first released in 1980.
Release
Bread of Happiness was first released in Hokkaido on 21 January 2012. It subsequently had a small-scale release in 47 cinemas throughout Japan on 28 January 2012. During its debut weekend, the film attracted an audience of 26100, and grossed a total of 36 million yen. This made it the 10th highest-grossing film in the Japanese box office for the weekend of 28–29 January 2012.{{cite web |url=http://mantan-web.jp/2012/01/31/20120131dog00m200007000c.html |title=映画興行成績 ： 2位「麒麟の翼」が興収30億円へ好発進 「ALWAYS」新作はV2達成 |accessdate= 2012-02-03 |date=2012-01-31 |work=Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd |publisher=Mantan Web |language=Japanese}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://shiawase-pan.asmik-ace.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.asmik-ace.co.jp/lineup/2504 Official page] {{in lang|en}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTmfyONoHZM Trailer] {{in lang|en}}
- {{IMDb title|1726749|Shiawase no pan}}
Category:Films set in restaurants