Jellyfish

0.8

Japan

Romance Drama

91 min

2013

Mio Ohtani Megumi Okina Takaaki Nomi Shinji Matsubayashi Rie Kuwana Hiroki Kawata Ryosuke Kawamura Kotaro Kakimoto Naomi Akimoto Rumi Hanai Ryo

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.