Bitter Honey

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.

Fumi Nikaido

Akako Akai

Yoko Maki

Yuriko Tamura

Ren Osugi

Old Writer

Kengo Kora

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Masatoshi Nagase

Goldfish Seller

Hanae Kan

Maruko Maruta

Seiko Iwaido

Woman

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Bartender

Koichi Ueda

Doctor

Seiko Iwaido

Woman