Bright Future

Bright Future

2003 · 115 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Mystery

Buddies working at an oshibori factory bond over an uncontrollable rage neither can control, as well as a strange jellyfish they keep as a pet.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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