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Drowning Fish

Original title: Oboreru sakana
  • 20012001
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
71
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Drowning Fish (2001)
  • Thriller
When corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shinjuku, the big guns are called out to locate "Oboreru Sakana". The "big guns" are a misfit ... Read allWhen corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shinjuku, the big guns are called out to locate "Oboreru Sakana". The "big guns" are a misfit duo of ethically questionable characters who must infiltrate a gay nightclub and "fit in" ... Read allWhen corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shinjuku, the big guns are called out to locate "Oboreru Sakana". The "big guns" are a misfit duo of ethically questionable characters who must infiltrate a gay nightclub and "fit in" while they search for clues. What ensues is both hilarious and action-packed.
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6.3/10
71
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  • Director
    • Yukihiko Tsutsumi
  • Writers
    • Keita Tokaji(story)
    • Masahiro Yokotani
  • Stars
    • Kippei Shîna
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka
    • Yukie Nakama
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  • Director
    • Yukihiko Tsutsumi
  • Writers
    • Keita Tokaji(story)
    • Masahiro Yokotani
  • Stars
    • Kippei Shîna
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka
    • Yukie Nakama
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Kippei Shîna
    Kippei Shîna
    • Katsuhiko Shirosu
    Yôsuke Kubozuka
    Yôsuke Kubozuka
    • Munetaka Akiyoshi
    Yukie Nakama
    Yukie Nakama
    • Maki Aikawa
    Nobuyuki Katsube
    • Shibusawa
    Hiroki Narimiya
    Hiroki Narimiya
    • Hotaro
    Sayuri Oyamada
    Koji Matsumoto
    Rie Taguchi
    Inuko Inuyama
    Inuko Inuyama
    • Ami
    Sabu Kawahara
    • Ogata
    Shûzô Mitamura
    • Takehashi
    • (as Shuzou Mitamura)
    Pepe Hozumi
    • Shimada
    Maki Aizawa
    Denden
    Denden
    Hakuryû
    Hakuryû
    Masatô Ibu
    Masatô Ibu
    • Shuji Ishimaki
    Izam
    • Okabe Tetsuaki
    Shinobu Kawamata
    • Director
      • Yukihiko Tsutsumi
    • Writers
      • Keita Tokaji(story)
      • Masahiro Yokotani
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      NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN
      Music by Modest Mussorgsky (as Modest Petrovich Musorgsky)

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2001 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (in Japanese)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 溺れる魚
    • Production companies
      • H.M.P.
      • Toei Agency
      • Toei Company
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      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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