Stars
Joe Odagiri
Tadanobu Asano
Tatsuya Fuji
Sayuri Oyamada
Takashi Sasano
Marumi Shiraishi
Hanawa
Hideyuki Kasahara
Ryô Kase
Miyako Kawahara
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Joe Odagiri | Character: Yûji Nimura
Actor: Tadanobu Asano | Character: Mamoru Arita
Actor: Tatsuya Fuji | Character: Shin'ichirô Arita
Actor: Sayuri Oyamada | Character: Miho Nimura
Actor: Takashi Sasano | Character: Mr. Fujiwara
Actor: Marumi Shiraishi | Character: Mrs. Fujiwara
Actor: Hanawa | Character: Ken Takagi
Actor: Hideyuki Kasahara | Character: Shin
Actor: Ryô Kase | Character: Fuyuki Arita
Actor: Miyako Kawahara | Character: Actress
Actor: Chiaki Kominami | Character: Kaori Fujiwara
Actor: Ken'ichi Matsuyama | Character: Jun
Actor: Yutaka Mishima | Character: A man who buy a box lunch
Actor: Yoshiyuki Morishita | Character: Mori
Actor: Ryô | Character: Lawyer
Actor: Sakichi Sato | Character: Manager of Recycle Shop
Actor: Tetsu Sawaki | Character: Kei
Actor: Kiichi Sonobe | Character: Actor
Actor: Yûji | Character: Actor
[Directors Group]
Name: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Takashi Asai | Role: Producer
Name: Itaru Fujimoto | Role: Producer
Name: Sadayuki Iwase | Role: Producer
Name: Harumi Noshita | Role: Producer
Name: Masafumi Odawara | Role: Producer
Name: Nobuhiko Sakô | Role: Producer
Name: Kenji Takahara | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Shigeomi Hasumi | Role: Composer
Name: Takemasa Miyake | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takahide Shibanushi | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Yasuaki Harada | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: James David Goldmark | Role: Art Director
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Michiko Kitamura | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Sôichi Umezawa | Role: Makeup Department
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Tomohiro Kubo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Hiromichi Kôri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Masatoshi Saitô | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Koichi Kuroda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Linda Hoaglund | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363235/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Japan: December 1, 2002 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Japan: January 18, 2003 (Tokyo)
France: May 20, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Canada: September 6, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 29, 2003 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
South Korea: October 2003 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
France: December 3, 2003
Netherlands: January 27, 2004 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Iran: February 2004 (Fajr Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 6, 2004 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
South Korea: April 23, 2004
Netherlands: May 6, 2004
South Africa: June 18, 2004 (Durban Film Festival)
United States: November 12, 2004 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: November 12, 2004 (New York City, New York)
Hungary: November 16, 2004
Greece: November 22, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Hungary: April 3, 2005 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Czech Republic: April 5, 2005 (Febio Film Festival)
Greece: February 23, 2008 (Greek Film Archive)
India: October 27, 2010 (Mumbai Film Festival)
United States: February 5, 2021 (Japan Society, New York)
Awards
Nominee | 2003 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Bright Future
Winner | 2004 | Fajr Film Festival | Crystal Simorgh | International Competition - Best Technical or Artistic Achievement | Takahide Shibanushi, Bright Future
Winner | 2004 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Film | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Bright Future
Winner | 2004 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Actor | Joe Odagiri, Bright Future | Tied with Tatsuya Fuji for Yurusarezaru mono daiisshô: Shishi no kessen (2003) and Bright Future (2002).
Winner | 2004 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Actor | Tatsuya Fuji, Yurusarezaru mono daiisshô: Shishi no kessen, Bright Future | Tied with Joe Odagiri for Bright Future (2002).
Winner | 2004 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Bright Future, Doppelganger
Box Office
South Korea: USD 23297
Domestic: USD 5166
Period: Nov 19 – 21, 2004 | Rank: 126 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 4762 | Interval gross: USD 472 | Per theater average: USD 472
Period: Nov 12 – 14, 2004 | Rank: 97 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 2755 | Interval gross: USD 2755 | Per theater average: USD 2755