Cold Fish vs Protein
Protein is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 26m. Cold Fish is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are crime, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cold Fish
Protein| Cold Fish | Protein | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 26m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Tony Burke |
| Main cast | Denden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki Miura | Ross O'Hennessy, Richard Mylan, Kezia Burrows, Craig Russell, Steven Meo |
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.
Protein
A gym-obsessed serial killer murders and eats a local drug dealer for his protein, inadvertently sparking a brutal and bloodthirsty tit-for-tat turf war between rival drug gangs.
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