Bitter Honey (2016)

  • NR
  • 04/01/2016 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 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

Writer

Saisei Murô

Novel

Gakuryu Ishii

Director

Cast

Fumi Nikaido's headshot

Fumi Nikaido

Akako Akai
Ren Osugi's headshot

Ren Osugi

Old Writer
Yoko Maki's headshot

Yoko Maki

Yuriko Tamura
Kengo Kora's headshot

Kengo Kora

Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Hanae Kan's headshot

Hanae Kan

Maruko Maruta
Masatoshi Nagase's headshot

Masatoshi Nagase

Goldfish Seller
Kiyohiko Shibukawa's headshot

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Bartender
Koichi Ueda's headshot

Koichi Ueda

Doctor

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