Fishbowl Wives

 (Japanese: 金魚妻) is a Japanese drama series starring Ryoko Shinohara, Takanori Iwata, and Masanobu Ando. The series internationally premiered on Netflix on February 14, 2022.

Summary
"In a luxury apartment tower, six different women in unhappy marriages end up crossing the line into infidelity. Based on the manga series by Kurosawa R."

- Official Netflix synopsis

A Netflix original series based on Kurosawa R’s hit Japanese comic serialized in Grand Jump Mecha currently published by Shueisha, illustrating the theme of extramarital affairs. The series stars Ryoko Shinohara (Unfair, The Pride of the Temp) with Fuji Creative Corporation.

Living on the top floor of a high-rise condo building overlooking an urban area with a traditional atmosphere, Sakura Hiraga (Ryoko Shinohara) gives up on her dreams after an accident and marries a beauty salon owner. Now a housewife, her life has a glamorous sheen that anyone would envy. And yet, when she is alone her heart fills with sadness. At first she loved her husband, but is met by spiteful words and physical abuse. But Sakura feels she cannot leave her marital home, and soon finds herself identifying with a “goldfish” in its bowl. One day, the “goldfish” leads to an opportunity where she meets a man. When he accepts her for who she is, Sakura is unable to hold back the feelings she has kept buried inside, and crosses a line. Is this a one-time fling? Or is it destiny?

Cast and Characters

 * Rich Ting as Koichi
 * Ren Hanami as Mei
 * Keisuke Hoashi as Various
 * Jennifer Sun Bell as Masako Bando

Episodes

 * Season One

 1. The Fishbowl Wife 2. The Outsourcing Wife 3. The Lunchbox Wife 4. The Chaperone Wife 5. The Headache Wife Part 1 6. The Headache Wife Part 2 7. The Renovation Wife 8. The Fishbowl Wives