Rent Maborosi (1995)
3.8 of 5 from 114 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- Yumiko (Makiko Esumi), her infant son and her husband Ikuo (Tadanobu Asano) live in Osaka, and are an apparently contented family. But Yumiko's life is shattered by Ikuo's sudden death and the lingering question over whether it was an accident or suicide. When she remarries years later it seems she might find happiness again with Tamio (Taskashi Naito) until, after a trip back to Osaka, troubling memories begin to haunt her.
- Actors:
- Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama, Naomi Watanabe, Midori Kiuchi, Akira Emoto, Mutsuko Sakura, Hidekazu Akai, Hiromi Ichida, Minori Terada, Ren Ôsugi, Kikuko Hashimoto, Shuichi Harada, Takashi Inoue, Sayaka Yoshino
- Directors:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Producers:
- Naoe Gôzu
- Writers:
- Teru Miyamoto, Yoshihisa Ogita
- Others:
- Masao Nakabori
- Aka:
- Maboroshi no Hikari / Illusion
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/08/2019
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Maborosi
STUNNING DEBUT BY LEADING JAPANESE DIRECTOR - Maborosi review by GF
It may be unavailable on DVD, but the time of writing, this debut by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is available as a re-release in cinemas. Kore-eda's films deal mainly with family and relationships and this one is no exception. Like hs better know films including Like Father Like Son, Our Little Sister and last year's P'alme D'or winner Shoplifters, Maborosi is beautifully shot, has layers of emotions and a great soundtrack.
Following a tragedy a young Japanese woman moves from downtown Tokyo, to a small fishing village, taking a chance on a marriage to a man she has never met. With her is her young son who becomes a brother to her new husband's daughter. Can they find family happiness in unusual circumstances?
If you get this chance to see this, it is well worth watching one of our current great Director's earlier films.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Grief Under a Low Cloud - Maborosi review by griggs
This film feels like it’s unfolding under a low cloud. You can guess what’s happened, but it won’t hand you certainty—and grief rarely does. The questions (“why?”, “how would she ever know?”) don’t resolve; they just echo.
Maborosi shows Kore-eda being quietly ruthless, but also kind. He frames people inside routine and landscape, Ozu-style, as if life keeps moving whether you’re ready or not. There’s hope in family and in a new place to live, but he never pretends love can erase loss. When someone says “it happens to all of us”, it hits with simple force.
It’s gorgeous too—reflections on the water, light on the stairs, the funeral procession composed with painful care. Makiko Esumi holds it together. The pace is very methodical, and I sometimes wanted more to grip. Still, it lingers.
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