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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian Unlimited: Film
Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:00pm

Cold Fish – review

This weird, gruesome Japanese story that is – tenuously – based on reality is certainly freaky, but is far too long and wearying, writes Peter BradshawJapanese writer-director Shion Sono is the cult master of extreme freakiness; his colossally long, colossally weird 2008 film Love Exposure luxuriated in its own perviness and weirdo humour.

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