Movie: Princess Jellyfish
Romaji: Kuragehime
Japanese: 海月姫
Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
Writer: Akiko Higashimura (manga), Toshiya Ono
Producer: Yoko Ide, Mitsuru Uda, Takuya Matsushita
Cinematographer: Jun Fukumoto
Release Date: December 27, 2014
Runtime: 126 min.
Genre: Based on a Comic / Romantic-Comedy / Youth
Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Tsukimi (Rena Nounen) came to Tokyo to become an illustrator. She is crazy about jellyfish. Tsukimi is not very confident and she hesitates around men or attractive people.
She lives in the communal apartment Amamizu kan where men are not allowed. At the Amamizu kan, only otaku women, who belive men are not needed, live there.
One day Tsukimi gets into trouble at tropical fish shop. At that time, a stylish woman helps Tsukimi, but, in fact, the pretty woman is Kuranosuke (Masaki Suda) a male university student. Kuranosuke dresses like a woman because he was raised at the side of his powerful politician father and he does not want to become a politician.
Kuranosuke becomes interested in Tsukimi and Amamizu kan. He visits her at the apartment and hangs out with her. Tsukimi keeps his secret from her neighbors. Kuranosuke helps Tsukimi improve her appearance and she starts to change.
Notes
Based on the manga series "Kuragehime" by Akiko Higashimura (first published November 10, 2008 in Kodansha manga magazine Kiss).
Filming begins May, 2014.
Cast
Rena Nounen as Tsukimi Kurashita
Masaki Suda as Kuranosuke Koibuchi
Hiroki Hasegawa as Shu Koibuchi
Chizuru Ikewaki as Banba
Rina Ohta as Mayaya
Azusa Babazono as Chieko
Tomoe Shinohara as Jiji
Nana Katase as Shoko Inari
Mokomichi Hayami as Yoshio Hanamori
Sei Hiraizumi as Keiichiro Koibuchi
Additional Cast Members:
Tomoya Nakamura - tropical fish store clerk
Kenta Uchino - Kashiwagi