Bright Future (2003)
Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Their weird bond is based on uncontrollable rage--something neither can articulate or control--and the strange jellyfish that they keep as a pet. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written By: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Joe Odagiri, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Takashi Sasano, Tatsuya Fuji, Marumi Shiraishi
Genre: Drama
AKA: Akarui mirai
Country: Japan
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Bright Future belongs to 12 collections
1. Kinema Junpo 200 Greatest Japanese films (2009 list) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 17 stars)
2. Fourth wall (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
3. The Gentlemen's Guide To Midnight Cinema Podcast (collaborative: moderated by Coheed - 9 stars)
4. Ain't Nobody's Blues But My Own TSPDT 250 single cited films (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
5. Cannes 2003 Official Selection (collaborative: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
6. Japanese director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 3 stars)
7. Aughties Films to See (public: theficionado - 3 stars)
8. A2P CINEMA'S 100 FILMS OF THE AUGHTS (collaborative: moderated by sonique)
9. No physical version (easily available) in English-speaking regions (collaborative: moderated by JooJoo)
10. Incorrect criticker release dates (collaborative: moderated by JooJoo)
11. SFIAAFF 2004 (public: citrusboy)
12. DTC List (public: lineuphere)
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| Sep 10, 2021 |  |
AFlickering | 5 75th |
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kurosawa commits hard to the jellyfish metaphor for a lost generation left to float around a maze of smog and concrete, yearning for escape and stinging anyone who gets too close. sounds silly but it's kk so it's mundanely disturbing with some breathless flourishes (but also----very silly). this is my 8th visit to the nu-rosawa asylum and most of them are unique snowflakes even within his filmog, this is a filmmaker everyone ought to deep-dive at some point (start with TOKYO SONATA!).
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| Sep 18, 2017 | nuotio | 38 8th |
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Previously, I've enjoyed Kurosawa's "Pulse" and to a lesser effect "Creep", but this one left me cold. I respected how Kurosawa wanted to handle themes like alienation and generation gap, but the film failed to grab me. The overtly digital style was also distracting. One bright spot was to see Tatsuya Fuji in this.
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| Oct 28, 2011 |  |
yesistasty | 88 64th |
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Generation gaps? Listless youth? Urban crime? Jellyfish?
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| May 20, 2011 |  |
Valenzetti | 78 52nd |
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It's strange that as heavy-handed as it is in places, it still feels so unfocused. That sounds bad, but it fits the subject matter well, as does the simultaneously cheap-looking and beautiful cinematography.
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| Jan 08, 2010 |  |
JooJoo | 5 80th |
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Extremely unusual, even when you start reading into its cultural themes. Tied with Cure as my favorite of this director's interesting (though, not especially great -- or even that good) catalog of films. This statement is based on the thirteen films of his I've seen.
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| Dec 19, 2006 |  |
MartinTeller | 75 54th |
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I really didn't get what this was supposed to be about, although it was pretty interesting anyway. The luminescent jellyfish reminded me of Zissou. I enjoyed the soundtrack a lot.
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| Average Percentile 53.58% from 169 Ratings |  |