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Jellyfish Eyes

Original title: Mememe no kurage
  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 41m
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4.7/10
529
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Jellyfish Eyes (2013)
ComedyFantasy
Children are able to communicate and control fantastic creatures, but they are unknowingly being used in an evil plan to collect negative energy.Children are able to communicate and control fantastic creatures, but they are unknowingly being used in an evil plan to collect negative energy.Children are able to communicate and control fantastic creatures, but they are unknowingly being used in an evil plan to collect negative energy.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
529
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    • Takashi Murakami
    • Takashi Murakami(story)
    • Yoshihiro Nishimura(screenplay)
    • Jun Tsugita(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takuto Sueoka
    • Himeka Asami
    • Masataka Kubota
    • Takashi Murakami
    • Takashi Murakami(story)
    • Yoshihiro Nishimura(screenplay)
    • Jun Tsugita(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takuto Sueoka
    • Himeka Asami
    • Masataka Kubota
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    • 4User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Takuto Sueoka
    Himeka Asami
    • Saki Amamiya
    Masataka Kubota
    Masataka Kubota
    Shôta Sometani
    Shôta Sometani
    Hidemasa Shiozawa
    Ami Ikenaga
    Asuka Kurosawa
    Houko Kuwashima
    Houko Kuwashima
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    • (voice)
    Takumi Matsumoto
    Takumi Matsumoto
    • Kaito
    Takumi Saitoh
    Takumi Saitoh
      Kanji Tsuda
      Kanji Tsuda
      Mayu Tsuruta
      Akiko Yajima
      Akiko Yajima
      • Kurage-bo
      • (voice)
        • Takashi Murakami
        • Takashi Murakami(story)
        • Yoshihiro Nishimura(screenplay)
        • Jun Tsugita(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #787.
      • Quotes

        [Opening Text in the English-Translated Adaptation; White words type in on three lines and fade out after a monment]

        Text: In this vast universe, we encounter one another miraculously.

        Text: In the darkness a ray of light flashes and gather here.

      • Connections
        Featured in Takashi Murakami: The Art of Film (2015)
      • Soundtracks
        Last Night, Good Night
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        Performed by Kz (as livetune) feat. Miku Hatsune

        Lyrics, Music, Arrangement: Kz (as kz(livetune))

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      User reviews4

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      7/10
      Everything Takashi Murakami
      Those who are familiar with Takashi Murakami's work will instantly recognize the elements that are the essentials of his art in Jellyfish Eyes, which goes beyond the instantly recognizable creatures (F.R.I.E.N.D.s). There is the plot line, which is classic melodramatic anime plot that has elements of family life, school life, and supernatural science fiction stuff. The "good" characters are interested, and at times conflicted, but the "bad" characters (there really is only one outwardly and consistently super bad guy with an evil laugh) lack dimension. The dialog (in Japanese) sounds just like the overwrought dialog of an epic anime series; you could close your eyes and swear this is an anime show! And then there is the real stuff, which may not be too obvious to the Western audience, but all too familiar to the Japanese, I imagine: the dad who died in the national disaster, the stay in the evacuation center that is mentioned twice, the religious cults that found an increasing number of followers after the recent events in Japan, the age-old idea that war and destruction is cleansing and required for a new beginning... The negative energy cloud that looks a lot like an inverted atom bomb mushroom...

      All in all, highly recommended for people who like Japanese anime, epic stories, and weird science. Not recommended for anyone who is not open to the anime tradition, as expecting something different will cause disappointment. Also, recommended for Godzilla and cheekama fans!
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        • April 23, 2013 (Japan)
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        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Kitamoto, Saitama, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Kaikai Kiki Co.
        • Nishimura Motion Picture Model Makers Group
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      • 1 hour 41 minutes
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