Bitter Honey

Bitter Honey

2016/04/01 • Released • Japanese

Drama
Fantasy
4.5
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.

Director : Gakuryu Ishii

Casts
Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Akako Akai

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Old Writer

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Yuriko Tamura

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Maruko Maruta

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Goldfish Seller

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Bartender

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Doctor

Seiko Iwaido

Seiko Iwaido

Woman

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