Cold Fish

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Cold Fish
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySion Sono
Written bySion Sono
Yoshiki Takahashi
Produced byYoshinori Chiba
Toshiki Kimura
StarringMitsuru Fukikoshi
Denden
Asuka Kurosawa
CinematographyShinya Kimura
Edited byJunichi Ito
Music byTomohide Harada
Production
company
Release dates
  • September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07) (Venice)
  • January 29, 2011 (2011-01-29) (Japan)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cold Fish is a 2010 Japanese crime horror film directed by Sion Sono, who co-wrote the screenplay with Yoshiki Takahashi. It stars Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, and Asuka Kurosawa. It follows an eccentric couple who give a troubled teenager a job at their tropical fish shop, only for her father to find himself entangled in the couple's horrifying secret life.

Loosely based on the true story of serial killer couple Sekine Gen and Hiroko Kazama, Cold Fish premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2010, and received the best screenplay award in the Fantastic Features section at the 2010 Fantastic Fest. It was released as part of the Bloody Disgusting Selects line in Japan on January 29, 2011.

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