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Oboreru sakana

IMDb ID: tt0323458 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 6.1 (84 votes)

Genres: 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 duo of ethically questionable characters...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Drowning Fish
Canada: Drowning Fish (English)
United Kingdom: Drowning Fish
Ireland: Drowning Fish (English)
India: Drowning Fish (English)
New Zealand: Drowning Fish (English)
United States: Drowning Fish
World-wide: Drowning Fish (English)
South Africa: Drowning Fish (English)
Japan: 溺れる魚 (Japanese)
溺れる魚
Release Date2001-02-03Runtime101 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseProduction CompaniesH.M.P.
Toei Agency
Toei Company
Official SitesOfficial Site (in Japanese) - http://www.toei.co.jp/movie/os/index2.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323458/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0323458.jpgUpdated At2025-08-11T15:56:38

Stars

Kippei Shîna
Yôsuke Kubozuka
Yukie Nakama
Nobuyuki Katsube
Hiroki Narimiya
Sayuri Oyamada
Koji Matsumoto
Rie Taguchi
Inuko Inuyama
Sabu Kawahara

Directors

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writers

Keita Tokaji
Masahiro Yokotani

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kippei Shîna | Character: Katsuhiko Shirosu
Actor: Yôsuke Kubozuka | Character: Munetaka Akiyoshi
Actor: Yukie Nakama | Character: Maki Aikawa
Actor: Nobuyuki Katsube | Character: Shibusawa
Actor: Hiroki Narimiya | Character: Hotaro
Actor: Sayuri Oyamada | Character: Actress
Actor: Koji Matsumoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Rie Taguchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Inuko Inuyama | Character: Ami
Actor: Sabu Kawahara | Character: Ogata
Actor: Shûzô Mitamura | Character: Takehashi
Actor: Pepe Hozumi | Character: Shimada
Actor: Maki Aizawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Denden | Character: Actor
Actor: Hakuryû | Character: Actor
Actor: Masatô Ibu | Character: Shuji Ishimaki
Actor: Izam | Character: Okabe Tetsuaki
Actor: Shinobu Kawamata | Character: Actress
Actor: Kazuki Maehara | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryo Mizuto | Character: Actor
Actor: Keisuke Nakajima | Character: Actor
Actor: Yôko Nogiwa | Character: Actress
Actor: Jō Shishido | Character: Ace no Jô
Actor: Reina Takeshita | Character: Actress
Actor: Megumi Ujiie | Character: Actress
Actor: Ken Watanabe | Character: Miyota

[Directors Group]
Name: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Keita Tokaji | Role: Writer
Name: Masahiro Yokotani | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shigeyuki Endô | Role: Producer
Name: Mitsuru Itô | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Akira Mitake | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Satoru Karasawa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Toshihide Fukano | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Hisao Inagaki | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Hisashi Kimura | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323458/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: February 3, 2001

Awards

Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go, Drowning Fish
Winner | 2003 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Supporting Actor | Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Travail, Ichi the Killer, Kuroe, Drowning Fish
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go, Drowning Fish

Box Office

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