Jellyfish Eyes
The world-famous artist Takashi Murakami made his directorial debut with Jellyfish Eyes, taking his boundless imagination to the screen in a tale of friendship and loyalty that also addresses humanity’s propensity for destruction. After moving to a country town with his mother following his father’s death, a young boy befriends a charming, flying, jellyfish-like sprite—only to discover that his schoolmates have similar friends, and that neither they nor the town itself are what they seem to be. Pointedly set in a post-Fukushima world, Murakami’s modest-budgeted special effects extravaganza boasts unforgettable creature designs and carries a message of cooperation and hope for all ages.
Special Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
- New high-definition digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- 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
- PLUS: An essay by critic Glen Helfand
New cover by Goto Design
Special Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
- New high-definition digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- 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
- PLUS: An essay by critic Glen Helfand
New cover by Goto Design
Cast
- Takuto Sueoka
- Masashi Kusakabe
- Himeka Asami
- Saki Amamiya
- Masataka Kubota
- The Black-Cloaked Four—Blue Dragon
- Shota Sometani
- The Black-Cloaked Four—White Tiger
- Hidemasa Shiozawa
- The Black-Cloaked Four—Black Tortoise
- Ami Ikenaga
- The Black-Cloaked Four—Vermilion Bird
- Asuka Kurosawa
- Shizuko Amamiya
- Kanji Tsuda
- Tatsuo Kusakabe
- Mayu Tsuruta
- Yasuko Kusakabe
- Takumi Saito
- Naoto Kozuka
Credits
- Director
- Takashi Murakami
- Executive producer
- Takashi Murakami
- Story
- Takashi Murakami
- Producers
- Chiaki Kasahara
- Producers
- Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Screenplay
- Jun Tsugita
- Screenplay
- Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Supervising assistant director
- Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Director of photography
- Yasutaka Nagano
- Gaffer
- Jun Kodama
- Sound mixer
- Shinichi Yoshii
- Wardrobe supervisor
- Kazuki Yunoki
- Hair and makeup
- Chieko Shimizu
- Art director
- Nori Fukuda
- Key creature and special effects makeup artist
- Taiga Ishino
- Music
- kz (livetune)
- Music
- Yoshihiro Ike
- Sound designer
- Keiichi Momose
- Visual effects producers
- Yusaku Toyoshima
- Visual effects producers
- Tsuyoshi Kazuno
- First assistant director
- Jun Shiozaki
- Production manager
- Yuji Saito
