Jellyfish Eyes [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Takashi Murakami Takashi Murakami

Overview

"Prolific visual artist Takashi Murakami makes his feature directorial debut with this whimsical sci-fi fantasy set in post-Fukushima, Japan, where a colorful race of extraterrestrial creatures visible only to children are revealed to be crucial components in a diabolical scheme to manifest negative energy. His urban home decimated by a natural disaster, young Masashi moves to the Japanese countryside with his mother. Upon moving into his new apartment, Masashi strikes up a fast friendship with Kurage-bo, a flying creature that looks like a jellyfish, and it captures the uprooted boy's imagination. Before long, Masashi discovers that all of the children in this remote village have their own special creature. Convinced that they can control their Kawaii-like friends via a hi-tech electronic remote, the children begin using the creatures to bully one another. Later, Masashi and his friends learn that the adorable beings are being used to harvest negative emotions for nefarious purposes, and they decide to fight back."

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/2015
UPC:	0715515161817
Original Release:	2013
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	16,010

Special Features

New interview with director Takashi Murakami; Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s, a new piece on the creation of the film's creatures; Takashi Murakami: The Art of Film, a new behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film; Trailer for Jellyfish Eyes 2

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Asuka Kurosawa	Shizuko Amaniya
Takumi Saito	Naoto
Kanji Tsuda	Tatsuo Kusaka
Masataka Kubota	The Black Cloaked Four (Blue Dragon)
Sometani Shota	The Black Cloaked Four (Black Tortoise)
Takuto Sueoka	Masashi Kusakabe
Himeka Asami	Saki Amamiya
Hidemasa Shiozawa	The Black Cloaked Four (Black Tortoise)
Ami Ikenaga	The Black Cloaked Four (Vermilion Bird)
Mayu Tsuruta	Yasuko Kusaka
Yoshihiro Ike	Composer

Technical Credits

Takashi Murakami

Jun Tsugita

Yoshihiro Nishimura

Takashi Murakami	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Jun Tsugita	Screenwriter
Yoshihiro Nishimura	Screenwriter,Producer
Mana Fukui	Producer
Chiaki Kasahara	Producer
Shinichi Yoshii	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound Mixer
Daisuke Ebata	Special Effects
Takashi Ozawa	Special Effects
Sueo Sugimoto	Special Effects
Keiko Nakanishi	Special Effects
Hitoki Niwayama	Special Effects
Atsushi Omori	Special Effects
Taiga Ishino	Special Effects
Chiaki Otake	Special Effects
Yuta Okuyama	Special Effects
Yoshinari Doi	Special Effects
Wataru Osawa	Special Effects
Yasuko Anjo	Casting
Masashi Yamaguchi	Casting
Yuji Saito	Production Manager
Keichi Momose	Sound/Sound Designer