Sushi Typhoon was in full swing at Cannes pushing the third film in their repertoire, Sion Sono's next film, the serial murder thriller Cold Fish.
Thanks to the fine folks at AsianFilm.fr we now have the sales flyer to share with you which includes a lengthy synopsis of the film. For some it may not be entirely spoiler free.
On a side note Jason Gray wrote in an article back in February about the film that the real life case this story is partially based didn't involve rare fish, but rare dogs. You know, because the internet is a wonderful thing and some of you may want to do some sleuthing on your own.
Lengthy synopsis and images of the flyer after the break!
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. His second wife, Taeko, does not get along with his daughter, Mitsuko, and this worries him. He also feels somehow unfilfilled adn dissatisfied with what his life has become. One day Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store. There they meet a friendly man named Murata, who helps to settle things between Mitsuko and the store manager. Since Murata also runs a tropical fish shop, Shamoto establishes a bond with him and they become friends; Mitsuko even begins working for Murata and living at this house, to avoid conflicts with her stepmother.What Shamoto doesn't know, however, is that Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face. He sells cheap fish to his customers for high prices with his artful lies. If anyone detects his fraud or refuses to go along with his money-making schemes, they're murdered and their bodies disposed of by Murata and his wife in grisly ways. Shamoto is suddenly taken in by Murata's tactics, and by the time he realizes that Murata is insane, and a serial killer who has made over fifty people disappear, he is powerless to do anything about it. But now Mitsuko is a hostage at Murata's home, and Shamoto himself has become the killer's unwilling accomplice.Meanwhile, the murders, without any trace of the bodies, continue unabated. The police have long suspstected Murata and try to get information about him from Shamoto; Murata quickly senses the danger and threatens Shamoto not to report anything to the police. Shamoto has no choice but to obey Murata's order. Cruel murders gradually cripple his mind and finally the ordinary man is driven to the edge of the abyss.
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They did a very strictly buyers-only screening of this in Cannes, which I could get in to. But I know a few people who did and the word back from all of them was FANTASTIC.
I wouldn't go as far as fantastic. It's 20 mins too long and would be very good if those 20 mins were removed from the middle. As it is, it's pretty good.
I can't wait! I think Sion Sono's talents are best represented in his exploration of characters and our sometimes fucked-up interactions with each other.
From the limited films I've seen of his, I feel his work can be a bit lengthy... "Strange Circus" felt like it would never end.