Movie: Bright Future
Romaji: Akarui mirai
Japanese: アカルイミライ
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Producer: Takashi Asai, Masafumi Odawara, Nobuhiko Sakoh, Kenji Takahara
Cinematographer Takahide Shibanushi
Release Date: January 18, 2003
Runtime: 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Arthouse / Disillusioned Youth
Distributor: UPLINK Company
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Aimless 24-year-old Yuji Nimura (Joe Odagiri) spends his free time by sleeping. He begins to work at a towel washing factory as a temp. There, Yuji meets Mamoru Arita (Tadanobu Asano) and they become friends. The boss at the factory offers Yuji a full time position, but Yuji isn't sure if its better.
At this time, Mamoru tells Yuji when he needs advice he will give a special sign to Yuji. Thumb to his chest means "wait" and thumb and index finger pointing outside means "go".
Yuji now visits Mamoru's home often. He takes an interest in the jellyfish in Mamoru's home. One day, the boss at the factory visits Mamoru and fires him.
Yuji becomes about that and decides to go to his boss's home to retrieve the CD he lent to him. There, Yuji finds the man dead. Yuji tries to contact Mamoru. Later, Mamoru gives Yuji the sign to "go".
Notes
Related titles:
The Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Aimai na Mirai: Kurosawa Kiyoshi (2003)
Cast
Joe Odagiri - Yuji Nimura
Tadanobu Asano - Mamoru Arita
Tatsuya Fuji - Shinichiro Arita
Takashi Sasano - Mr. Fujiwara
Marumi Shiraishi - Mrs. Fujiwara
Hanawa - Ken Takagi
Hideyuki Kasahara
Ryo Kase - Fuyuki Arita
Chiaki Kominami - Kaori Fujiwara
Kenichi Matsuyama - Jun
Yoshiyuki Morishita - Mori
Sayuri Oyamada - Miho Nimura
Ryo - Lawyer
Tetsu Sawaki - Kei
Yuji - Makoto
Sakichi Sato