Cold Fever
1995 1h 25m movie Film Japan

Cold Fever

Á köldum klaka

Synopsis

Á köldum klaka

A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.

Drama + Comedy in Japan

462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cold Fever itself).

The 1994–1996 Japan Window

Cold Fever holds position #95 of 143 Japan films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995
  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo
    #2

    Furuhata Ninzaburo

    ★ 8.8 · 1994
  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995
  4. Long Vacation
    #4

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996
  5. Rurouni Kenshin
    #5

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996
  6. Magic Knight Rayearth
    #6

    Magic Knight Rayearth

    ★ 8.5 · 1994
  7. Hell Teacher Nube
    #7

    Hell Teacher Nube

    ★ 8.4 · 1996
  8. Martian Successor Nadesico
    #8

    Martian Successor Nadesico

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cold Fever premiered alongside 59 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.

The 993rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

18
Reviews
32nd
Review-volume percentile
11th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,004 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,327 of 1,933 (top 69%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesIceland, Denmark, Germany, Japan, United States of America
Original LanguageDe
Spoken LanguagesIcelandic, German, Japanese, English
Production CompaniesIcicle, Film Fonds, Pandora Film
Runtime1h 25m
Release DateFebruary 10, 1995
IMDbtt0109028