Bread of Happiness

is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Yukiko Mishima and starring Tomoyo Harada, Yo Oizumi and Kanna Mori. 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. 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