Jellyfish (2013)
Based on 16-year-old writer Sarie Hinakura’s award winning story Jellyfish is centered around two adolescent girls disconnected from their immediate environment of school and mates. They first get together while staring into a jellyfish tank at a local aquarium. The relationship that ensues eventually faces tension from the divergent personalities of the two protagonists, one of whom explores a heterosexual relationship with a fellow student. Jealousy and the wrath of a lover spurned are inevitable spillovers.
Director:
Shusuke Kaneko
Writer:
Miyuki Takahashi
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Mio Ohtani as Yumi miyashita |
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Rumi Hanai as Kanako |
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Naomi Akimoto as |
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Yû Chidai as |
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Kotaro Kakimoto as |
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Ryosuke Kawamura as |
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Hiroki Kawata as |
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Rie Kuwana as |
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Shinji Matsubayashi as |
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Tsubasa Nakata as |
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Takaaki Nomi as |
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Megumi Okina as |
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Mao Shimizu as |
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Ryo as |
| Writing | Sarie Hinakura | Novel |
| Writing | Miyuki Takahashi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Chieko Suzaki | Editor |
| Crew | Sachi Kagami | Cinematography |
| Production | Ryôhei Naka | Producer |
| Production | Akihiko Okamoto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Yûsuke Inoue | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Kumiko Hoshi | Casting |
| Art | Nori Fukuda | Art Direction |
| Production | Chikako Nakabayashi | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miyuki Sakamoto | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Shusuke Kaneko | Director |
| Art | Tetsuya Nomura | Decorator |