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Bright Future is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa released in USA on 12 november 2003 with Joe Odagiri
Bright Future (2003)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 november 2003
Length 1h55
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
OriginJapon
Genres Drama
Rating66%
Bright Future (アカルイミライ, Akarui Mirai) is a 2003 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Tadanobu Asano, Joe Odagiri and Tatsuya Fuji. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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^ "Festival de Cannes: Bright Future". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
Synopsis
Yuji Nimura (Joe Odagiri) and Mamoru Arita (Tadanobu Asano) are two factory workers, who are constantly irritated by their boss, Fujiwara (Takashi Sasano). Mamoru entrusts his poisonous jellyfish, which he has been acclimating to fresh water, to Nimura.Actors
Joe Odagiri
(Yûji Nimura)
Tadanobu Asano
(Mamoru Arita)
Tatsuya Fuji
(Shin'ichirô Arita)
Takashi Sasano
(Mr. Fujiwara)
Ryō Kase
(Fuyuki Arita)
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