ZATOICHI
Release Date: June 4, 2004 (limited)
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Distributor: Miramax Films
Cast: Takeshi Kitano (Zatoichi), Tadanobu Asano (Gennosuke Hattori), Yui
Natsukawa (O-Shino), Michiyo Ookusu (O-Ume), Gadarukanaru Taka
(Shinkichi), Yuuko Daike (O-Kinu), Daigoro Tachibana (O-Sei/Seitarou),
Ittoku Kishibe (Ginzou), Saburo Ishikura (Oogiya), Akira Emoto (Nomiya
no Oyaji)
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This next one stars our NHK Saitou Jo Odagiri and Sec's favorite
Tadanobu Asano
BRIGHT FUTURE
Enigmatic Mamoru lives alone with his poisonous but hauntingly luminous
jellyfish. These attractive loners sting whoever gets too close. Yuji,
an emotionally unstable young man working at the same factory, is
fascinated and influenced by Mamoru. When Mamoru is arrested for
murdering his boss, Yuji is devoted to taking care of his jellyfish and,
befriending Mamoru's father, he begins to open his eyes to reality.
Release Date: June 11, 2004 (limited).
MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Distributor: Palm Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Tadanobu Asano, Tatsuya Fuji, Ryo Kase, Takashi
Sasano
Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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