Fried Dragon Fish

1993 0h 50m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 10

Crime

Synopsis

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A dragon fish is stolen by Tetsu Tobiyama and biologist Thomas Earwing seeks its return. Poo is led to Natsuro after she worms her way into a top secret file at Delta headquarters for information.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miyoko Yoshimoto
Poo Rinwon
Tadanobu Asano
Natsuro
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Tetsu Tobiyama
Hajime Yamazaki
Delivery Company Staff
Ken Mitsuishi
Kiryu
Tomorowo Taguchi
Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
Alan Casemore
Thomas Erwing
Derrick Holmes
Bill

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shunji Iwai
Writers: Shunji Iwai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "いわいしゅんじ Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shunji Iwai, shot by Koji Kanaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by REIMY. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kunihiko Okazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Miyoko Yoshimoto and Tadanobu Asano and Hiroshi Ohguchi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shunji Iwai directs. Koji Kanaya behind the camera. REIMY scores. Kunihiko Okazaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "いわいしゅんじ Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shunji Iwai, shot by Koji Kanaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by REIMY. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kunihiko Okazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Miyoko Yoshimoto and Tadanobu Asano and Hiroshi Ohguchi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0106967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.