Bright Future

Bright Future is one of those very few ﬁ lms in world history
in which a killer jellyﬁ sh plays a signiﬁ cant role. Yuji and
Mamoru, best friends who desperately want to leave behind
their monotonous job in a towelette factory, have one such
as pet in the tiny ﬂ at they share. Fleeing from their boss is
the real challenge. And he be damned if he is not going to
befriend them – against their will! – pestering the friends
at every opportunity. No sooner have they slouched on the
sofa to enjoy the ping-pong world championship than he
shows up. The situation becomes so unbearable that the
friends decide to murder him, but when they reach his home
they realize they are late: he has already taken his own
life. The police reckons Yuji killed him, and the evidence
is compelling enough to send him to jail. Mamoru, broken-
hearted, commits suicide. His father fulﬁ ls his last wish, to
let the jellyﬁ sh loose in Tokyo’s sewer system. Soon enough
thousands of jellyﬁ sh have gathered and more or less
invaded Tokyo’s watercourse.
In some of this year’s most spectacular and beautiful
scenes, the red tentacles make the waters seem like
circulating blood. And just as vigorous and animated is the
rest of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ﬁ lm.
MATTIAS DAHLSTRÖM

Medverkande
Joe Odagiri,Tadanobu Fuji,Takashi Sasano: Producent
Takashi Asai: Manus
Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Foto
Takahide Shibanushi: Musik
Pacific 231: Talat språk
Japanese