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 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. Oboreru Sakana is a rather ambitious and often hilarious contemporary crime thriller. Its narrative swings from the grisly to the humorous and pulls in as many pop culture elements as it can manage.
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Cast
34 people
Kippei Shiina
Katsuhiko Shirosu
Known for
Outrage
The Outsider
Yosuke Kubozuka
Munetaka Akiyoshi
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Giri/Haji
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Also in
Television ga Kureta Yume
Shigeyuki Endō
Keita Tokaji
Akira Mitake
Yukie Nakama
Maki Aikawa
Known for
Ring 0
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Masahiro Yokotani
Mitsuru Itô
Nobuyuki Katsube
Shibusawa
Known for
Monster
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Hiroki Narimiya
Hotaro
Known for
Azumi
Ace Attorney
Sayuri Oyamada
Known for
Key of Life
Cult
Yukihiko Tsutsumi Director · Masahiro Yokotani Screenplay Keita Tokaji Author
First release February 3, 2001 · Produced in Japan · Original title 溺れる魚
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Japan
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Original title
溺れる魚
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 3, 2001
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No release date listed for United States.
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