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Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo)
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo)
Release Date
08 Apr 2011
08 Sep 2011
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Currently
3/5 Stars.
- Critic rating
- Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Certificate:
NR
Genre:
Drama
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Suspense
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Thriller
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop, Shamoto establishes a bond of friendship with him rather quickly. Mitsuko even begins working for Murata and living at his house. What Shamoto is unaware of is that Murata's friendly face disguises his many deep dark secrets. He sells cheap fish at high prices, and if anyone refuses to go along with his moneymaking schemes, they are murdered and disposed of by Murata and his wife in grisly ways. By the time Shamoto realizes that Murata is insane and a serial killer with a body count of fifty, he finds himself powerless to do anything about it.
Cast:
Denden
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Mitsuru Fukikoshi
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Megumi Kagurazaka
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Hikari Kajiwara
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Asuka Kurosawa
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Tetsu Watanabe
Writers:
Shion Sono
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Yoshiki Takahashi
Producers:
Directors:
Shion Sono
- Critic rating
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Currently
5/5 Stars.
Movies.ie Critic Review
A meek tropical fish salesman finds his life slowly turning into a Lynchian nightmare when a loud, ‘fun guy’ rival (who is, in every way, Dennis Hopper happy) not only insists upon employing his shoplifting teenage daughter in his larger, more successful tropical fish emporium, but pulls the increasingly confused and frightened patsy into an elaborate scam that involves knocking off investors, secretly banging his young, second wife, and generally becoming an alpha male psycho.
THE VERDICT: A film that sets out to prove it’s a fish-eat-fish world out there, controversial Japanese filmmaker Sono’s intoxicating and violent outing is surprisingly philosophical. The black comedy of practical serial killing is there, but Sono also has a lot to say about masculinity, about being the man of the house. And how the fine art of making someone invisible can make you feel invincible. Somewhere between Kafka and Kurosawa, this sublime madness was inspired by a true story. Think Fargo meets Fight Club. It’s that good.
Review by Paul Byrne
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