Bitter Honey

1h 45m
DramaFantasy
4.5

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.

Cast

Fumi Nikaido
Akako Akai
Ren Osugi
Old Writer
Yoko Maki
Yuriko Tamura
Kengo Kora
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Hanae Kan
Maruko Maruta
Masatoshi Nagase
Goldfish Seller
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Bartender
Koichi Ueda
Doctor
Seiko Iwaido
Woman

Crew

Gakuryu Ishii
Director, Editor
Takehiko Minato
Writer
Saisei Murô
Novel
Takahiko Takeda
Editor
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Director of Photography
Yoshimasa Fujie
Assistant Director
Akira Morishige
Producer
Yasushi Minatoya
Line Producer
Satoko Saito
Production Design
Shigeo Ômori
Costume Design
Kazuhiro Sawataishi
Costume Design
Toshiyuki Mori
Original Music Composer
Konuma shugou
Production Manager

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