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Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

2012 · 70 min

A queasy, surreal plunge into rot and dread, more grotesque than scary, leaving a lingering stench of unease.

Directed by: Takayuki Hirao
Genres: Animation, Horror
Starring: Mirai Kataoka, Takuma Negishi, Ami Taniguchi

Tagline: I wonder if that stench of death will ever vanish
Overview: Kaori, Erika and Aki are celebrating their graduation when an infestation of walking fish forces them to re-evaluate their circumstances.

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Directed by: Takayuki Hirao
Genres: Animation, Horror
Starring: Mirai Kataoka, Takuma Negishi, Ami Taniguchi

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
death
identity
trauma
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: animation, horror
Directed by: Takayuki Hirao
Written by: Akihiro Yoshida, Takayuki Hirao
Starring: Mirai Kataoka, Takuma Negishi, Ami Taniguchi, Masami Saeki, Hiroshi Okazaki, Hidetaka Abe, Mori Kaneko
Music: Go Shiina
Cinematography: Yuichi Terao
Runtime: 70 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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