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Cast

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

Crew

Satoko Saito

Satoko Saito

Production Design

Gakuryu Ishii

Gakuryu Ishii

Editor

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Director of Photography

Takahiko Takeda

Takahiko Takeda

Editor

Saisei Murô

Saisei Murô

Novel

Takehiko Minato

Takehiko Minato

Writer

Gakuryu Ishii

Gakuryu Ishii

Director

Akira Morishige

Akira Morishige

Producer

Shigeo Ômori

Shigeo Ômori

Costume Design

Kazuhiro Sawataishi

Kazuhiro Sawataishi

Costume Design

Yasushi Minatoya

Yasushi Minatoya

Line Producer

Yoshimasa Fujie

Yoshimasa Fujie

Assistant Director

Konuma shugou

Konuma shugou

Production Manager

Toshiyuki Mori

Toshiyuki Mori

Original Music Composer

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Bitter Honey

20164.5 / 10105 min
Drama, Fantasy

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.