Dead Sushi (2012)
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Ramlee (Afdlin Shauki) is a down and out Malay boy who can't seem to hold down a job, much to his Mother's (Kartina Aziz) disappointment. Out of a job and out of money, he stumbles across a challenge by sushi by sushi restauran owner Honda (Patrik Teoh) to "eat all you can for free food - within a time limit". Hungry adn desperate, Ramlee attempts the challenge, and fails. In compensation, Honda lets Ramlee take a job at the restauren to pay off his due. Ramlee becomes a member of the Boleh Sushi shop staff, along with Haris (Awie) and Andy (Radhi Khalid). One day he learns that part of hiss obligation is to take part in the Malaysia Sushi Association Amateur Sumo Wrestling Championships held by the local Japanese owners of sushi restaurants.
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There's something wrong at the Pacific Institute...something wrong and evil. For young Mari, whose family has worked in the finishing industry for generations, her studies in advanced genetics and marine bio-engineering represent not just her own future, but that of her entire family. But when her friend Nanako is mysteriously discovered dead, Mari's dreams turn into her worst nightmares! Because not only was Nanako's body covered with fishbites, she was also growing scales! Now, as a new wave of deaths and tragedies engulf the Pacific team, it becomes all too clear that someone....something...has a new future in mind for all human kind. For centuries man has taken from the ocean, never dreaming what might lurk beneath the waves; now the revelation has begun...and this time, we're the sushi!
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