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* '''Movie:''' Cold Fish
* '''Romaji:''' Tsumetai Nettaigyo
* '''Japanese:''' 冷たい熱帯魚
* '''Director:''' [[Sion Sono]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Sion Sono]], [[Yoshiki Takahashi]]
* '''Producer:''' Yoshinori Chiba, Shinya Himeda, Toshiki Kimura, Akifumi Sugihara
* '''Cinematographer:''' Shinya Kimura
* '''World Premiere:''' September 7, 2010 (Venice Film Festival)
* '''Release Date:''' January 29, 2011
* '''Runtime:''' 144min.
* '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Drama films|Drama]] / [[:Category:Suspense-Thriller films|Suspense-Thriller]] / [[:Category:Crime films|Crime]]
* '''Production Company:''' [[Nikkatsu]]
* '''Distributor:''' [[Nikkatsu]]
* '''Language:''' Japanese
* '''Country:''' Japan

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
In an unhappy home, Mr. Shamamto ([[Mitsuru Fukikoshi]]) lives with his second wife Taeko ([[Megumi Kagurazaka]]) and daughter Mitsuko ([[Hikari Kajiwara]]) from first marriage. The daughter is filled with rage that her father remarried so shortly after her mother's death. The stepmother lives with the guilt that perhaps she is the cause of her stepdaughter's troubles. In this uneasy enviornment, Mr. Shamamoto runs "Shamoto's Tropical Fish Store" out of their home.

Then on a rainy evening Mr. Shamoto receives a phone call and learns his daughter has been caught for shoplifting. Mr. Shamamoto and his wife quickly leave for the store. When they arrive, they find a furious manager in the back storeroom berating their daughter. The Shamoto's apologize profusely, but their words fail to appease the seething manager, who believes this isn't the first time their daughter has stolen from the store. In fact, the manager is threatening to call the police.

Suddenly, a seemingly mild manner man walks into the storeroom and attempts to pacify the manager. The man's name is Mr. Murata ([[Denden]]) and he is the owner of "Amazon Gold Tropical Fish Store". Mr. Murata is also the person that reported their daughter to the manager. The man has a way with his words and in no time the manager is wrapped around his finger. Before leaving the store, Mr. Murata invites the Shamoto family to visit his tropical fish store, which is only a few miles away. While leaving the store he offers to drive their daughter in his brand new red ferrari.

When the Shamoto's arrive at "Amazon Gold Tropical Fish Store" they are amazed by the vast selection of fishes and the sheer expansiveness of the store. They also meet Mr Murata's wife ([[Asuka Kurosawa]]). During their chat at the store Mr. Murata offers their daughter a job at "Amazon Gold Tropical Fish Store" and boarding at his workplace. He currently has 6 other employees living in his company dormitory. The Shamoto's, already in awe of Mr. Murata's success, do not refuse his offer. Their willingness to let their daughter stay & work there is partly due to their troubled daughter's need for help and partly due to the parents need for privacy in their small home. Unfortunately for the Shamotos, they soon learn that not all that glitters is gold and in fact they have fallen under the spell of a cold blooded serial killer.

==Notes==
# Movie is loosely based on the real life 1993 murders that became known as the ‘‘Saitama serial murders of dog lovers.’‘ The murder cases involved dog-breeder Gen Sekine and (ex)wife Hiroko Kazama who murdered & dismembered four people including a disgruntled client.

==Cast==
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| [[Mitsuru Fukikoshi]]
| [[Denden]]
| [[Megumi Kagurazaka]]
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| Taeko
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| [[Hikari Kajiwara]]
| [[Asuka Kurosawa]]
| [[Tetsu Watanabe]]
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| Mitsuko
| Mrs. Murata
| Mr. Murata's lawyer
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'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Taro Suwa]]
* [[Jyonmyon Pe]]
* [[Masaki Miura]]
* [[Natsumi Seto]]
* [[Lorena Kotou]]
* [[Makoto Ashikawa]]

==Trailers==
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==Film Festivals==
* [[2010 (67th) Venice Film Festival]] - September 1-11 - Orizzonti *World Premiere
* [[2010 (35th) Toronto International Film Festival]] - September 9-19 - Vanguard *North American Premiere
* [[2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest]] - September 23-30 *Texas Premiere
* [[2010 (29th) Vancouver International Film Festival]] - Sept. 30-Oct. 15 - Dragons and Tigers
* [[2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival]] - October 7-15 - A Window on Asian Cinema
* [[2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival]] - October 7-14 - Official Fantàstic Panorama in compettition
* [[2010 (54th) BFI London Film Festival]] - October 13-28 - World Cinema
* [[2010 (7th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival]] - October 22-November 8 - Midnight Craze
* [[2010 (11th) TOKYO FILMeX]] - November 20- 28, 2010 - Special Screenings
* [[2011 (40th) International Film Festival Rotterdam]] - January 26-Feb. 6 - Spectrum
* [[2011 (13th) Deauville Asian Film Festival]] - March 9 - 13, 2011 - The Features Competition *French Premiere
* [[2011 (13th) Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema]] - April 6-17, 2011 - Panorama: Late Night
* [[2011 (11th) Nippon Connection]] - April 27-May 1, 2011 - Nippon Cinema
* [[2011 (9th) Reggio Emilia: Asian Film Festival]] - June 11-18, 2011 - Competition Section
* [[2011 (15th) Fantasia Film Festival]] - July 14-August 7, 2011 *Montreal Premiere
* [[2011 (17th) L'Etrange Festival]] - September 2-11, 2011
* [[2011 (12th) San Diego Asian Film Festival]] - October 20 - 28, 2011 - Asian Horizons/Extreme
* [[2011 (6th) Kinotayo Film Festival]] - November 9-November 30, 2011 - Hors Compétition

==Awards==
* [[2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest]] - September 23-30, 2010
** '''Best Screenplay'''
* [[2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival]] - October 7-14, 2010
** '''Best Motion Picture (Casa Asia)'''
* [[2011 (13th) Deauville Asian Film Festival]] - March 9 - 13, 2011
** '''Lotus Air France – Prix de la Critique Internationale/ International Critics’ Award'''
* [[2011 (15th) Fantasia Film Festival]] - July 14-August 7, 2011
** '''Audience Awards - Best Asian Feature'''
* [[Hochi Film Awards#2011 (36th) Hochi Film Awards|2011 (36th) Hochi Film Awards]] - November 29, 2011
** '''Best Director'''
** '''Best Supporting Actor''' ([[Denden]])
* [[2011 (66th) Mainichi Film Awards]] - January 18, 2012
** '''Best Supporting Actor''' ([[Denden]])
* [[Blue_Ribbon_Awards#2011_.2854th.29_Blue_Ribbon_Awards|2011 (54th) Blue Ribbon Awards]] - January 24, 2012
** '''Best Picture'''
* [[2012 (35th) Japan Academy Prize]] - March 2, 2012
** '''Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role''' ([[Denden]])
* [[2012 (7th) Osaka Cinema Festival]] - March 4, 2012
** '''Best Supporting Actress''' ("[[Megumi Kagurazaka]]")

==Comments==
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==External Links==
* [http://www.coldfish.jp/ Official Website]

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