Bright Future

Name: Bright Future
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003-12-03
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.90
Cast: Takashi Sasano, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Odagiri, Tadanobu Asano

– Two friends who work in the same oshibori laundry are lost in the drudgery of everyday life. They ha..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 32 Minutes

Release Year:

2002

Original Name:

アカルイミライ

Bright Future (2002) - Also known as アカルイミライ

Two friends who work in the same oshibori laundry are lost in the drudgery of everyday life. They hang out together, barely functioning and barely communicating. Their middle-aged boss makes a desparate attempt to connect with them with disasterous consequences. Their future is far from bright.

Styles:

Touching, Psychological, Realistic, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

Contemporary

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Japan, Asia

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

03 Dec 2003

Language:

Japanese

Directed by:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Story Written By:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Main Actors:

Takashi Sasano, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Odagiri, Tadanobu Asano

Plot:

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.

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Palm Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

71%

Metacritic:

64%

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