Japan Synopsis
冷たい熱帯魚
“He'll make you pick up the pieces.”
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.
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
400 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Cold Fish sits at position #190.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cold Fish. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cold Fish premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,305 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,023 of 1,933 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation, Stairway, Sushi Typhoon |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | June 4, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1632547 |