TV series
Fishbowl Wives
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-02-14
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Fuji Creative Corporation, Fuji Television Network, Netflix
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Ryoko Shinohara as Sakura Hiraga / "The fishbowl wife"
- Takanori Iwata as Haruto Toyoda
- Masanobu Ando as Takuya Hiraga [Sakura's husband]
- Kyoko Hasegawa as Yuriha / "The renovation wife"
- Wakana Matsumoto as Hisako / "The headache wife"
- Shizuka Nakamura as Yuka / "The outsourcing wife"
- Saori Seto as Noriko / "The lunchbox wife"
- Anna Ishii as Saya / "The chaperone wife"
- Hidekazu Mashima as Baba / Takuzo [Hisako's husband]
- Atsuhiro Inukai as Sota [Saya's husband]
- Shingo Fujimori as Taro [Noriko's husband]
- Kyoka Minakami as Masako Bando [Haruto's ex-girlfriend / Lawyer]
Creators and crew
- Ryô Kurosawa - Creator
- Kaata Sakamoto - Executive Producer
- Toshiyuki Nakano - Producer
- Kiyomi Asano - Producer
- Rei Narakino - Director
- Hiroaki Matsuyama - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: The Fishbowl Wife
After her swanky birthday party announcing a new branch of her husband's salon, Sakura decides to buy a goldfish. Sparks fly with shop owner Haruto.
Episode 2: The Outsourcing Wife
Rumors about what Sakura did start circulating online. Rejected by her husband after saying she wants a baby, Yuka reconnects with her ex-boyfriend Jun.
Episode 3: The Lunchbox Wife
Noriko's husband shares the bento she made for him with his coworker Tsuta and makes him an unusual offer. Haruto's sister Ran asks Sakura to leave him.
Episode 4: The Chaperone Wife
Sota and his wife Saya used to go running together, but now she drinks all day and barely leaves the couch. Sakura and Haruto visit Kamakura.
Episode 5: The Headache Wife Part 1
A lawyer for Haruto's father's corporation pays Haruto a visit. While out walking her dog, Hisako bumps into a man she doesn't recognize.
Episode 6: The Headache Wife Part 2
Hisako continues seeing Baba, but her son tells her he knows what's going on. While Takuya tries to track down his wife, Haruto finds out where she is.
Episode 7: The Renovation Wife
Haruto helps Sakura get away and tells her about the accident seven years ago. Yuriha struggles with her husband prioritizing his mother over her.
Episode 8: The Fishbowl Wives
The Hiragas' divorce case goes into arbitration, and Haruto speaks with his father. Two years later, the women are all leading very different lives.
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