Bright Future
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.
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Cast
18 people
Joe Odagiri
Yûji Nimura
Known for
My Way
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Tadanobu Asano
Mamoru Arita
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Tatsuya Fuji
Shin'ichirô Arita
Known for
In the Realm of the Senses
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Takashi Sasano
Mr. Fujiwara
Known for
Sanctuary
Love and Honor
Marumi Shiraishi
Mrs. Fujiwara
Also in
Futari Ecchi
Stewardess Story
Hanawa
Ken Takagi
Also in
Major
Rockers
Hideyuki Kasahara
Shin
Also in
Ryōmaden
ONLY JUST MARRIED
Ryo Kase
Fuyuki Arita
Known for
Letters from Iwo Jima
Outrage
Miyako Kawahara
Known for
Zebraman
Flower & Snake
Chiaki Kominami
Kaori Fujiwara
No other roles listed
Kenichi Matsuyama
Jun
Known for
Death Note
Promare
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Mori
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Liar Game
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director · Shigeomi Hasumi Composer Takemasa Miyake Composer
Budget $10M · First release December 1, 2002 · Produced in Japan
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Budget
$10,000,000
Production
Uplink
Production
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Production
THE KLOCKWORX
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
アカルイミライ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 1, 2002
Premiere
Japan · January 18, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 13, 2008 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
South Korea
April 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Taiwan
May 17, 2009 · Premiere · Liquid Works
December 24, 2025 · Premiere · Transcendent Journey Film Festival
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