Japan Synopsis
フィッシュストーリー
“Can punk save the world?”
A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" based on a sentence from a badly translated novel by a quack translator. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together. Thirty-seven years go by, and the song strikes a comet and saves the Earth from total destruction.
Other Titles From DUB
Music + Drama in Japan
35 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Music and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fish Story itself).
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
Fish Story holds position #134 of 386 Japan films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fish Story premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2174th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
58 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (26th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,953 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Music productions specifically: #39 of 68 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | DUB, CJ Entertainment, Amuse Soft Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | March 20, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1244666 |