Synopsis
Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.
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Cast
- Joe OdagiriYûji Nimura
- Tadanobu AsanoMamoru Arita
- Tatsuya FujiShin'ichirô Arita
- Takashi SasanoMr. Fujiwara
- Marumi ShiraishiMrs. Fujiwara
- HanawaKen Takagi
- Hideyuki KasaharaShin
- Ryo KaseFuyuki Arita
- Miyako Kawahara
- Chiaki KominamiKaori Fujiwara
Recommendations
- 88
Premiere
An enchantingly cryptic, ethereally photographed slice of somber surrealism that should definitely appeal to fans of David Lynch and Luis Buñuel. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
The most spellbinding aspect of Bright Future is that the surrealism sustains its own squiddish logic, concluding with one of the most breathtaking film finales of the year. - 80
The New York Times
Casts its spell by drawing out the horror of everyday existence bit by bit, and then tossing in some otherworldly weirdness that makes the hair on the back of your neck try to run for cover. - 75
Boston Globe
The movie has a curious and cumulative power. - 70
Village Voice
Kurosawa strolls through his narrative with relaxed confidence, suggesting apocalyptic significances without assuring us that he has anything particular on his mind. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
More high - but strangely touching - weirdness from acclaimed Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A slow, sometimes difficult film, Bright Future offers little immediate payoff to the patient viewer. - 63
New York Daily News
Bright is pretty to look at, but it's a slow-moving, meandering work that isn't as complex or mysterious as it appears.
