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Bright Future

Original title: Akarui mirai
  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.9K
YOUR RATING
Bright Future (2002)
Drama

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 ca... Read allTwo 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.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.

  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Writer
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Joe Odagiri
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Tatsuya Fuji
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Joe Odagiri
      • Tadanobu Asano
      • Tatsuya Fuji
    • 22User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination

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    Joe Odagiri
    Joe Odagiri
    • Yûji Nimura
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Mamoru Arita
    Tatsuya Fuji
    Tatsuya Fuji
    • Shin'ichirô Arita
    Sayuri Oyamada
    • Miho Nimura
    Takashi Sasano
    • Mr. Fujiwara
    Marumi Shiraishi
    • Mrs. Fujiwara
    Hanawa
    • Ken Takagi
    Hideyuki Kasahara
    • Shin
    Ryô Kase
    Ryô Kase
    • Fuyuki Arita
    Miyako Kawahara
    Chiaki Kominami
    • Kaori Fujiwara
    Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    • Jun
    Yutaka Mishima
    Yutaka Mishima
    • A man who buy a box lunch
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    • Mori
    Ryô
    Ryô
    • Lawyer
    Sakichi Sato
    • Manager of Recycle Shop
    Tetsu Sawaki
    • Kei
    Kiichi Sonobe
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The large group of jellyfish in the Tokyo River was filmed in an aquarium and digitally added to the film.
    • Quotes

      Yûji Nimura: I've always had lots of dreams when I sleep. The dreams have always been about the future. The future in my dreams was always bright. A future brimming with hope and peace. So I've always loved to sleep. That is, until just recently...

    • Connections
      Referenced in Aimai na Mirai: Kurosawa Kiyoshi (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Mirai
      Written by The Back Horn

      Performed by The Back Horn

      Courtesy of Victor Entertainment, Speedstar Records

    User reviews22

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    8/10
    Despair
    Akarui mirai is a film that has one theme, despair. We see a Japanese society that offers little in the way of hope, prosperity, fun or happiness. A chance for a bright future is denied to the young and has already passed up the old. Our two main characters live lives that are pointless and dull. Our protagonist momentarily feels that at least he can claim being good as arcade games as an accomplishment, but soon sees that he is not even good at that. The two soon see that even their "successful" boss, who has a wife and child, has no life worth celebrating or enjoying. Such despair will cause one of the two friends to give up on a bright future and one to make one last attempt at finding hope for that bright future, but sadly, it appears very doubtful that that bright future will come.
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    • Aug 14, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 2003 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official USA Site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 光明的未來
    • Production companies
      • Uplink
      • Digital Site Corporation
      • The Klockworx
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,166
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,755
      • Nov 14, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,463
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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