‘The Fish Tale’: Non exudes natural charm as an oddball fish devotee

Shuichi Okita’s newest movie, “The Fish Story,” is a heartwarming story a couple of lovable outsider, primarily based on the autobiography of Sakana-kun, a TV character identified for his encyclopedic information of fish (his stage title interprets as “Fish Man”). The director’s earlier movies similar to “A Story of Yonosuke” (2013) and “Mori, The Artist’s Habitat” (2018) function equally oddball protagonists, however “The Fish Story” differs in that its titular character, Meebo, is a lady.

She is performed by the single-named actress Non, who first rose to nationwide stardom portraying a teen who aspires to turn into a shellfish diver within the 2013 NHK morning drama, “Amachan.” Past this sea-centric connection, Non exudes a pure vivaciousness that makes her splendid for the position of an everlasting fanatic.