Title：Mitsu no aware Year：2016 Genre：Drama / Fantasy / History Language：Japanese Country：Japan Director：Gakuryû Ishii Writer：Saisei Murô / Takehiko Minato Actors：Fumi Nikaidô / Ren Ôsugi / Seiko Iwaidô Plot：Based on novelist Muro Saisei's 1959 book, Bitter Honey narrates the story of a poet who informed by his physician of his impending death finds renewed flights of fantasy. He is visited by a thin and attractive girl in red who becomes a catalyst for romance. The girl has to vie with competition for the artist's attention, however, as other women work in the wings. Bitter Honey's story is coloured by gorgeous photography as it explores sex, love, life and immortality.
