Fugu & Tako

Fugu & Tako

6.6IMDb Score
Released:2012-09-21
Genre:
Duration:10 min
Country:Australia
Director:Ben West
Actors:Kentaro Hara, Kuni Hashimoto, Shingo Usami
Production:
Keywords:sushi bar

Overview:

Two Japanese salary men who's lives literally transform when one of them eats a live puffer fish in a sushi bar.

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