Cold Fish vs From a Place of Darkness
Cold Fish has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 2.7/10 for From a Place of Darkness). From a Place of Darkness is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 26m. From a Place of Darkness is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cold Fish
From a Place of Darkness| Cold Fish | From a Place of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 2.7/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 26m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Douglas A. Raine |
| Main cast | Denden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki Miura | Bronson Pinchot, John Savage, Travis Schuldt, Natalie Zea, Christopher Allen |
Synopsis
Cold Fish
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
From a Place of Darkness
Miles Kody, is a documentary filmmaker. As Miles tapes his interviews with Vic he becomes aware of the appearance of "ghosts" captured on his video monitor. He realizes that the faint energy fields of these ghosts, past victims of the snuff films, are picked up more readily on video...
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