Cold Fish vs WΔZ
Cold Fish has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.5/10 for WΔZ). WΔZ is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 26m. WΔZ is the older of the two (2007 against 2011). Both are crime, drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cold Fish
WΔZ| Cold Fish | WΔZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 26m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Tom Shankland |
| Main cast | Denden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki Miura | Tom Hardy, Melissa George, John Sharian, Stellan Skarsgård, Michael Wildman |
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.
WΔZ
There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a…