Bright Future
a KIYOSHI KUROSAWA picture
Synopsis
Enigmatic Mamoru lives alone with his poisonous but hauntingly luminous jellyfish. These attractive loners sting whoever gets too close. Yuji, an emotionally unstable young man working at the same factory, is fascinated and influenced by Mamoru. When Mamoru is arrested for murdering his boss, Yuji is devoted to taking care of his jellyfish and, befriending Mamoru’s father with an eye to becoming his surrogate son.
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Press
"Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a prolific and sui generis talent from Japan, this quietly creepy film contains a hint of politics and a wealth of shivers"
NEW YORK TIMES
"An enchantingly cryptic, ethereally photographed slice of somber surrealism that should definitely appeal to fans of David Lynch and Luis Buñuel"
PREMIERE MAGAZINE
"It’s a haunting, spooky journey into a world that embraces trippy ambiguity"
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Festivals
& Awards
Cannes International Film Festival
In Competition
Toronto International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Tokyo FILMeX
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Durban Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Febio Film Festival
Mumbai Film Festival
London Film Festival
Rotterdam Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Joe Odagiri | |
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| Tatsuya Fuji | |
| Takashi Sasano | |
| Marumi Shiraishi |
| Written and DIrected by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
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| Producer | Takashi Asai |
| Co-producers | Sadayuki Iwase |
| Harumi Noshita | |
| Executive producers | Masafumi Odawara |
| Nobuhiko Sakô | |
| Kenji Takahara | |
| Music | Shigeomi Hasumi |
| Takemasa Miyake | |
| Cinematographer | Takahide Shibanushi |
| Sound | Hiromichi Koori |
| Editor | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Production Design | Yasuaki Harada |
| Art Direction | James David Goldmark |
| Costume Design | Michiko Kitamura |
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