Episode #40 – Fish Story (フィッシュストーリー)
Fish Story (2009)
フィッシュストーリー [Fisshu Sutoorii]
Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Written by Tamio Hayashi
Based on the novel by Kôtarô Isaka
A rock band writes a song called “Fish Story” based on a sentence from a badly translated novel by a quack translator. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together. Thirty-seven years go by, and the song strikes a comet and saves the Earth from total destruction.
Cast
Mikako Tabe – Masami
Gaku Hamada – Masashi
Atsushi Ito – Shigeki
Kengo Kora – Goro
Kiyohiko Shibukawa – Tetsuya
Toshimitsu Okawa – Ryoji
Nao Ômori – Okazaki
Kenjiro Ishimaru – Taniguchi
Hidekazu Mashima – Tani
Noriko Eguchi – Namiko
Takashi Yamanaka – Kentaro
Kazuki Namioka – Satoru
Fish Story – Japan On Film
Can a song save the world? Perry and guest-host Ashley discuss Yoshihiro Nakamura's oddball comedy movie that effortlessly weaves together different stories across different time periods. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/japanonfilm/message Anime, kaiju, J-horror, exploitation, and everything in between—Japan has been producing some of the most interesting and creative movies for decades. In JAPAN ON FILM, author and Japanese film lecturer Perry Constantine and his guests will introduce you to the wide, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of Japanese films. We not only review, but also use these movies to provide some education on Japanese society, history, and culture. Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
