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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Janus Films
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Janus Films
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Having moved to the country with his mother following the death of his father, young Masashi (Takuto Sueoka) immediately makes a most unlikely friend: a flying, jellyfish-like sprite that he nicknames Kurage-bo. Taking Kurage-bo under his wing and into the classroom, Masashi soon discovers that his schoolmates have similar friends and th...

Directed By: Takashi Murakami

Written By: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Jun Tsugita, Takashi Murakami

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Janus Films
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Janus Films
  • 1 h 41 m

Jellyfish Eyes

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
34
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Having moved to the country with his mother following the death of his father, young Masashi (Takuto Sueoka) immediately makes a most unlikely friend: a flying, jellyfish-like sprite that he nicknames Kurage-bo. Taking Kurage-bo under his wing and into the classroom, Masashi soon discovers that his schoolmates have similar friends and th...

Directed By: Takashi Murakami

Written By: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Jun Tsugita, Takashi Murakami

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
34
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80% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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20% Positive
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80% Negative
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75
Jul 14, 2015
Takashi Murakami has invested the film with the same sort of primal pop-art aesthetic that distinguishes much of his art.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 14, 2015
It is poorly shot and afflicted by tedious sound (lots of screaming and saccharine music) and inept special effects. It moves with either incomprehensible abruptness or tedious slowness, especially at supposedly suspenseful moments.
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30
Jul 14, 2015
Jellyfish Eyes may be blessedly unpretentious, but it's also immediately unmoving and relentlessly boring.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 13, 2015
By second-guessing what audiences want, Murakami falls into the same trap studios do when trying to appease mass tastes, delivering a film that features many of his familiar designs and characters but precious little in the way of personal vision.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 13, 2015
Art fans might reasonably expect one of the world's most successful painters to display a distinctive or at least appealing visual sense here, but they will be disappointed by Yasutaka Nagano's pedestrian photography; the film fares even worse in terms of storytelling and pacing.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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5.7
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Production Company Kaikai Kiki Co., Nishimura Motion Picture Model Makers Group
Release Date Jul 15, 2015
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://en.jellyfisheyes.com/
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Awards

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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