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Cold Fish

2011 · 146 min

This is a suffocating descent into extreme depravity where the veneer of normalcy shatters violently.

Tagline
He'll make you pick up the pieces.
Overview
When fish shop owner Shamoto's teenage daughter Mitsuko is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man named Murata helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have Mitsuko work at their opposing fish store. Shamoto soon discovers that something far more sinister lives behind Murata's friendly demeanor.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • morality
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • wilderness
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror9
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension10
Darkness10
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, crime, horror
Directed by
Sion Sono
Written by
Yoshiki Takahashi, Sion Sono
Starring
Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka, Hikari Kajiwara, Tetsu Watanabe, Tarō Suwa, Jyonmyon Pe
Music
Tomohide Harada
Cinematography
Shinya Kimura
Runtime
146 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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