Teaser Trailer for 'Jellyfish Eyes' by Takashi Murakami

Check out this teaser trailer for JELLYFISH EYES ("めめめのくらげ") - a film directed by Takashi Murakami, created by Kaikai Kiki. The film has a scheduled release of April 26th, 2013 in Japan. (via) Shown below are images of the initial poster and stills (via), as well as a synopsis:

"The story is set after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Sueoka Takuto stars as a young boy named Masashi, whose family moves to a new city. He discovers a strange jellyfish-like creature that adults cannot see, and he and the creature gradually become friends. Asami Himeka plays the heroine, a young girl who spends her time with Masashi and the “friend.”

"The Jellyfish Eyes project began over ten years ago as a full cg animated film but after many twists and turns, it was put on the shelf. It was only after meeting Yoshihiro Nishimuraof Nishimura Eizou that it was reborn as a live action feature.

I met Mr. Nishimura while I was working on a series of column visuals for the Art Magazine Geijutsu Shincho. With the help of my old friend, the stylist Kazuki Yunoki, the series involved my creating a visual response to columns written by the art historian Nobuo Tsuji, each of which focused on a specific theme. Mr. Nishimura become involved when we were called upon to reproduce an Indian Lingam sculpture…" ~blogged Takashi Murakami circa 2011 (Read more here)