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Fishbowl Wives

2022 · 1 season

A glossy, suffocating portrait of a trapped marriage that slowly opens into longing, with quiet tension and emotional ache throughout.

Created by
Ryô Kurosawa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ryoko Shinohara, Takanori Iwata, Masanobu Ando
Overview
Due to an accident, Sakura Hiraga gave up on her dream. She is now married and her husband runs a hair salon. They live in a luxurious penthouse apartment. Her life seems glamorous and she is envied by everyone. What everyone does not know is that Sakura Hiraga is abused physically and verbally by her husband. She is unable to leave her situation. Sakura Hiraga considers herself a goldfish in a fishbowl. One day, due to a goldfish, she meets a man.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Ryô Kurosawa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ryoko Shinohara, Takanori Iwata, Masanobu Ando
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • love
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

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drama
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Length
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Country
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Languages
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