Jellyfish Eyes (2013)

Original title

めめめのくらげ

Directed by

Takashi Murakami

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

s

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy moves to a new town after a disaster and discovers mysterious floating creatures that he can befriend. He gets caught up in a conflict between kids using these creatures to battle each other.

whimsicaldreamlikeplayfulvisually inventivegentlequirkylighthearted

What happens

Jellyfish Eyes (めめめのくらげ, Mememe no Kurage) is a 2013 Japanese fantasy film directed by contemporary artist Takashi Murakami. His debut feature film, it was released in Japan on April 26, 2013. Jellyfish Eyes was released on Blu-ray in Japan on January 24, 2014; The Criterion Collection released the film on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on December 8, 2015. A sequel to the film was announced. However, the film has since been canceled due to a variety of factors. Though on February 10, 2022, Murakami announced that he was restarting production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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