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Bitter Honey (2016)
- NR
- 04/01/2016 (JP)
- Drama, Fantasy
- 1h 45m
Overview
Akako, a shape-shifting goldfish in the form of a coquettish nymphet clad in diaphanous red dresses, naively plays the role of erotic muse and adoring pet for an aging writer seeking greatness. Things quickly get complicated for the odd couple, however, when the writer's deceased former student/lover enters the picture as a ghost and helps Akako realize her own desires, activating her agency and frustrating the one-sided male fantasy the writer is so keen to continue.
Takehiko Minato
WriterSaisei Murô
NovelGakuryu Ishii
DirectorCast
![Fumi Nikaido's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tqxgrZdOpx2FuTJYlhago4fttI3.jpg)
Fumi Nikaido
Akako Akai![Ren Osugi's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/49BL0p9gni4ERgnEciMJIXbJZDk.jpg)
Ren Osugi
Old Writer![Yoko Maki's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4phh6EvHzEMFFoY5fx3I0lTWPw2.jpg)
Yoko Maki
Yuriko Tamura![Kengo Kora's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wb293WmYQ7yTAtf3opmhCoTJQfa.jpg)
Kengo Kora
Ryunosuke Akutagawa![Hanae Kan's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bay4NNzHAp9QRmYIIUJDBaOrSsV.jpg)
Hanae Kan
Maruko Maruta![Masatoshi Nagase's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/i4FjAoP2xPtG82lEGnIkL7mFc6g.jpg)
Masatoshi Nagase
Goldfish Seller![Kiyohiko Shibukawa's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eeQ3Dbrz7e09rJzcR31uxiH8xji.jpg)
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Bartender![Koichi Ueda's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9rso4VVej1wejJyNQ6QgDBwGlr6.jpg)