Movie

2002 Drama
1h 55min
Original lang. | Japanese |
Country | Japan |
Enigmatic factory worker Mamoru (Tadanobu Asano) lives alone with his poisonous but entrancingly luminous jellyfish, which stings anyone who gets too close. Mamoru's intense antisocial behavior is echoed by his coworker and sole friend, Yuji (Joe Odagiri), with whom he shares a deep-seated dislike of their boss Fujiwara (Takashi Sasano). After Mamoru murders both Fujiwara and his wife, Yuji is entrusted with the care of the lethal jellyfish -- setting into motion a haunting and surreal chain of events that ultimately threatens to destroy all of Tokyo.
Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
Written by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
Company | Kimstim FilmsKimstim FilmsKimstim Films |
Starring
Tadanobu Asano
Joe Odagiri
Tatsuya Fuji
Sayuri Oyamada
Takashi Sasano
Marumi Shiraishi
Hanawa
Hideyuki Kasahara
Miyako Kawahara
Chiaki Kominami
Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Yutaka Mishima
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Ryô
Tetsu Sawaki
Kiichi Sonobe
Yûji
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