| Bitter Sweet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mitsuru Meike[1] |
| Produced by | Nakato Kinukawa Kyōichi Masuko |
| Written by | Naoko Nishida |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Itō |
| Editing by | Shōji Sakai |
| Distributed by | Shintōhō |
| Released | October 12, 2004 |
| Running time | 58 min. |
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| IMDb profile | |
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| Trailer | |
Bitter Sweet (ビタースイート) originally released as Concentrated Adultery: Taken Woman (濃厚不倫 とられた女 Nōkō furin: Torareta onna) is a 2004 Pink film written by Naoko Nishida, directed by Mitsuru Meike and starring Konatsu, Yumika Hayashi, Kin Ishikawa, and Kazuhiro Sano. Meike filmed Bitter Sweet for Kokuei, and Shintōhō released it theatrically in Japan on October 12, 2004.[2] It was named tenth best Pink film of the year, and Yumika Hayashi won Best Actress at the Pink Taishō ceremony.[3] At the first Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards, Bitter Sweet won the Pearl Prize and Konatsu won Best New Actress.[4]
Cast[]
- Konatsu ... Shōko[1]
- Yumika Hayashi ... Keiko Kudō
- Kin Ishikawa (石川欣) ... Kudō
- Kazuhiro Sano ... Yoshida
- Takuya Fukushima (福島拓哉) ... Tamura
- Minami Aoyama ... Mika
- Hiroki Matsumoto (松本寛樹) ... Minori
Release history[]
The UK DVD company Salvation has released Bitter Sweet on an English-subtitled DVD for English-speaking audiences.
Bibliography[]
English[]
- Bitter Sweet at Allmovie
- Bitter Sweet (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- "Bitter Sweet (Review)". www.mandiapple.com. 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- Slarek (2007-07-13). "Gritty in pink: A UK region 0 DVD review of BITTER SWEET". www.dvdoutsider.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
Japanese[]
- "ビタースイート (2004)" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- "濃厚不倫 とられた女" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- "濃厚不倫 とられた女" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- "濃厚不倫 とられた女". P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
External links[]
- Bitter Sweet at salvation-films.com (Official site, English release)
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ビタースイート" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ↑ "ビタースイート" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ↑ "2004年度ベストテン" (Best Ten of 2004) (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ↑ "もろもろ告知 (Various notices)" (in Japanese). Pinky Ribbon Award site. Retrieved 2010-09-26.