The Killer Goldfish

Japan | 2024 | Sci-fi, Thriller | 94min

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenwriter: Takayuki Kayano
Editor: Tomoyuki Fujiwara

Cinematography: Takuya Ino

Gaffer: Shunpei Sumi

Sound: Hajime Komiya

Production Designer: Kou Hasegawa
Music : Full score composed by AI
Producer: Takeshi Moriya
Cast: Erika Oka, Yoshinari Takahashi, Yosuke Kubozuka, Jiro Sato

Synopsis

A female paranormal investigator is caught up in a revenge case involving human history as she investigates a serial murder by a goldfish.

Festival&Award

2024 Lund Fantastic Film Festival

-Official Selection

Director's Note

The Killer Goldfish is the first of what could become my life's work of storytelling. This is the first film adaptation of a completely original story released by SUPER SAPIENSS, a project by directors who led the Japanese film industry in the 2000s. It is set in the present day as a revenge story of Neanderthals against Homo sapiens. It will become a world-renowned series in the genre of "human history x reincarnation x supernatural power," unprecedented in Japanese live-action-film history. Me and my wonderful team have prepared an original story that will result in two productions: a live-action film and an animated film.

2024 London International Fantastic Film Festival

-Official Selection

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Born in Nagoya in 1955, Yukihiko TSUTSUMI began his career doing commercials and music videos for NTV. After making his feature film debut with SAYONARA NIPPON! in 1995, he has directed a number of successful, big-budget blockbusters while also regularly returning to his roots as an independent filmmaker. His previous works include Beck (2010), The Eight Rangers (2012), SPEC, Initial Love (2015) and Wish (2020) etc. The Killer Goldfish (2024) is his latest film.