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Released 23 years ago.
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Bright Future
2003 1h 55m JA
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 56
DramaMystery
Synopsis
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Buddies working at an oshibori factory bond over an uncontrollable rage neither can control, as well as a strange jellyfish they keep as a pet.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Joe Odagiri
Yûji Nimura
Tadanobu Asano
Mamoru Arita
Tatsuya Fuji
Shin'ichirô Arita
Takashi Sasano
Mr. Fujiwara
Marumi Shiraishi
Mrs. Fujiwara
Hanawa
Ken Takagi
Hideyuki Kasahara
Shin
Ryo Kase
Fuyuki Arita
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Writers
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Shigeomi Hasumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kiyoshi Kurosawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Joe Odagiri and Tadanobu Asano and Tatsuya Fuji carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0363235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs. Takahide Shibanushi behind the camera. Shigeomi Hasumi scores. Kiyoshi Kurosawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Shigeomi Hasumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kiyoshi Kurosawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Joe Odagiri and Tadanobu Asano and Tatsuya Fuji carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0363235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Takahide Shibanushi
- Original score
- Shigeomi Hasumi
- Editing
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Production design
- Yasuaki Harada
- Costume design
- Michiko Kitamura
- Sound
- Hiromichi Kori
- Runtime
- 115 min · 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- UP
Uplink
JP
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
JP
THE KLOCKWORX
JP
Key crew
- ProducerTakashi Asai
- ProducerSadayuki Iwase
- ProducerHarumi Noshita
- Executive ProducerMasafumi Odawara
- Executive ProducerNobuhiko Sako
- Executive ProducerKenji Takahara
- EditorKiyoshi Kurosawa
- Production DesignYasuaki Harada
- Art DirectionJames David Goldmark
- Costume DesignMichiko Kitamura
- Second UnitTomohiro Kubo
- Sound DesignerHiromichi Kori
- Sound Effects EditorMasatoshi Saito
- Still PhotographerKoichi Kuroda
- TranslatorLinda Hoaglund
- ProducerMakoto Fujimoto
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- japan
- tokyo, japan
- jellyfish
- heisei
- 21st century
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-01-13· Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Akarui miraiJP
- 밝은 미래KR
- 光明的未來TW
- Осторожно - медузы!RU
- Яркое будущееRU
