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58% Critic Match
Bitter Sweet
“The best ingredient is a lot of love.”
5.8 / 10• 2016• 1h 36m•NR• Japanese
ComedyRomance
Storyline
Maki, a creative executive with a deep-seated loathing for vegetables, meets Nagisa, a closeted gay vegetarian with amazing cooking skills and they end up as roommates. Being complete opposites, the two initially clash. But Maki falls for Nagisa and his food over time. As they begin accepting the other as they are, a unique relationship flourishes.
Cast & Crew
Haruna Kawaguchi
Maki Eda
Lead
Kento Hayashi
Nagisa Katayama
Yasushi Fuchikami
Arita Tachibana
Mackenyu
Atsushi Babazono
Hiyori Sakurada
Minami Aoyama
Kazuto Otsuki
Master Yatsu
Hideo Nakano
Yutaka Eda
Mako Ishino
Misao Eda
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shogo Kusano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bitter Sweet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
