Bitter Sweet (2016)
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.
Director:
Shogo Kusano
Writer:
Makoto Ueda
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Haruna Kawaguchi as Maki Eda |
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Kento Hayashi as Nagisa Katayama |
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Yasushi Fuchikami as Arita Tachibana |
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Mackenyu as Atsushi Babazono |
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Hiyori Sakurada as Minami Aoyama |
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Kazuto Otsuki as Master Yatsu |
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Hideo Nakano as Yutaka Eda |
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Mako Ishino as Misao Eda |
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Hiroki Jyahana as |
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Honoka Matsumoto as |
| Directing | Shogo Kusano | Director |
| Writing | Tomohiro Otoshi | Writer |
| Writing | Yumio Kobayashi | Comic Book |
| Production | Yoshihisa Yamashita | Producer |
| Production | Yuichi Shibahara | Producer |
| Sound | Takeshi Kobayashi | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Naoichiro Sagara | Editor |
| Writing | Makoto Ueda | Screenplay |
| Production | Atsushi Moriyama | Producer |
| Production | Akio Motojima | Line Producer |
| Production | Masahiko Shibuya | Producer |
| Production | Yasushi Utagawa | Producer |
| Production | Akiko Haraya | Casting Director |
| Camera | Takashi Komatsu | Director of Photography |
| Art | Shuji Yamashita | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chihiro Tazaki | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chihiro Tazaki | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Tomoya Sugioka | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ran Fujisawa | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costumer |
| Sound | Takashi Watanabe | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Akiko Inaba | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Yuichiro Makanae | Gaffer |
| Production | Naomichi Imai | Production Manager |