Bright Future

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

Cast

Joe Odagiri

as Yûji Nimura

Tadanobu Asano

as Mamoru Arita

Tatsuya Fuji

as Shin'ichirô Arita

Takashi Sasano

as Mr. Fujiwara

Marumi Shiraishi

as Mrs. Fujiwara

Hanawa

as Ken Takagi

Hideyuki Kasahara

as Shin

Ryo Kase

as Fuyuki Arita

Miyako Kawahara

Chiaki Kominami

as Kaori Fujiwara

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