Cold Fever 1995 Hirata finds himself canceling his vacation plans to Hawaii when his grandfather reminds him of his duty to his parents Seven years earlier, Hiratas parents had been killed in an accident in Iceland and Japanese tradition holds that their souls will not be at ease until the proper ceremonies have been performed Thus, Hirata sets out on a journey, a quest to the river where his parents perished Along the way, in this Icelandic Japanese road movie, he encounters many difficulties, tough situations, and odd people in the land of fire and ice Fridrik Thor Fridrikssons vision infuses Icelands stark and beautiful landscape with a haunting spirituality