Fest #4: Dead Sushi

Yes, this is a movie about killer sushi. Is there much else to say? Ironically, the sushi itself isn't dead; but plenty of others are in this 2012 about Keiko, who leaves her sushi chef father to strike out on her own, ending up working in an inn near a pharmaceutical company. Several officials from the company are staying at the inn, and their arrogance about sushi is the catalystic for the chemically induced deadly delicacies. There are also flying squid and a giant tuna who wants to get revenge on one of the company officials who was complicit in sending him to jail when an experiment went back while he was working for the firm. Maybe they should have called the film Killer Calamari. In the end, the day is saved by a lowly egg sushi named Eggy, who sacrifices itself for our heroine. The fight choreography is slightly askew, and the performances are over the top, but who cares? It's killer sushi. Just watch out for the salmon roe!