If you loved Marudase Kintarou, try Bitter Sweet

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Bitter Sweet

2016 · dir. Shogo Kusano

What they share

Theysit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Marudase Kintarou, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Bitter Sweet is

Here's a film that asks: can two people with irreconcilable differences find common ground? A woman who hates vegetables winds up living with a vegetarian who loves to cook. This odd-couple premise yields a predictable but palatable rom-com about food and acceptance.

If you loved Marudase Kintarou, try Bitter Sweet

Marudase Kintarou

Bitter Sweet

What they share

What Bitter Sweet is

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