Cold Fish
Film2010144 min

Cold Fish

Taste attributes: crimedramahorrorthrilleranimalsteenfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"He'll make you pick up the pieces"

Boxlist takeA morally murky horror film that is weighty, fresh and small-scale. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 216 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.

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Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Mitsuru FukikoshiDendenAsuka KurosawaMegumi KagurazakaHikari Kajiwara

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2010
Runtime
144 min
Status
Released
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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