Fish Story

"Can punk save the world?"

2009 1h 52m JA

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7.2

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7.5

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 71🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.5IMDB · 3,538

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Synopsis

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A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" that is foretold to save the world. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together.

“Can punk save the world?”

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Cast

Atsushi Ito
Shigeki
Kengo Kora
Goro
Mikako Tabe
Masami
Gaku Hamada
Masashi
Mirai Moriyama
Segawa
Nao Omori
Okazaki
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Tetsuya
Toshimitsu Okawa
Ryoji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writers: Tamio Hayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, shot by Takashi Komatsu. 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 Yukio Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Atsushi Ito and Kengo Kora and Mikako Tabe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can punk save the world?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1244666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoshihiro Nakamura directs. Takashi Komatsu behind the camera. Yukio Kikuchi scores. Hideaki Ohata cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, shot by Takashi Komatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yukio Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hideaki Ohata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Atsushi Ito and Kengo Kora and Mikako Tabe carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Can punk save the world?".
7IMDB entry: tt1244666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.