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2003·12

Bright Future

DramaMystery1h 55m

🍅71%

🍅

71%

Tomatometer

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74%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorKiyoshi Kurosawa

ReleasedJan 18, 2003

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

$10M

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12KR

Studios

Uplink

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

THE KLOCKWORX

Cast

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Yûji Nimura

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Mamoru Arita

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Shin'ichirô Arita

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Mr. Fujiwara

Marumi Shiraishi

Mrs. Fujiwara

Hanawa

Ken Takagi

Hideyuki Kasahara

Hideyuki Kasahara

Shin

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Fuyuki Arita

Miyako Kawahara

Miyako Kawahara

Chiaki Kominami

Kaori Fujiwara

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Jun

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Mori

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Philo

Fandor

OVID

Fandor Amazon Channel

AsianCrush

Metrograph

Cineverse Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Flawed yet alluring, Bright Future slowly draws the viewer into an enigmatic world of surreal imagery and entrancing ambiguity.”

71% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

R

Richard Porton

RTChicago ReaderSep 29, 2017

Alienated youth is one of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's favorite themes. Bright Future is an alternately comic and macabre portrait of a deranged friendship.

J

John Hartl

RTSeattle TimesJan 28, 2005

Gradually establishes a sense of foreboding that is hard to shake, though it's not without its darkly humorous moments.

T

Ty Burr

RTBoston GlobeJan 14, 2005

The movie has a curious and cumulative power.

D

Diane Carson

RTKDHX (St. Louis)Dec 30, 2020

[Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa] embeds astute social commentary in narrative details, as he does exceptionally well in "Bright Future".

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Information

Title

Bright Future

Released

Jan 18, 2003

Rated

12

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 55m

Status

Released

Studios

Uplink, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

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