Bright Future

Bright Future

2003•1h 55m•6.8/10

DramaMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(53)

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

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Production

Uplink, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, THE KLOCKWORX

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Yûji Nimura

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Mamoru Arita

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Shin'ichirô Arita

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Mr. Fujiwara

Marumi Shiraishi

Mrs. Fujiwara

Hanawa

Hanawa

Ken Takagi

Hideyuki Kasahara

Hideyuki Kasahara

Shin

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Fuyuki Arita

Miyako Kawahara

Miyako Kawahara

Chiaki Kominami

Kaori Fujiwara

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Jun

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Mori

Sayuri Oyamada

Sayuri Oyamada

Miho Nimura

Sakichi Sato

Sakichi Sato

Manager of Recycle Shop

Tetsu Sawaki

Kei

Ryo

Ryo

Lawyer

Yutaka Mishima

Yutaka Mishima

Man Buying a Lunch Box

Kiichi Sonobe

Kiichi Sonobe

Kei

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