Maborosi (1995)

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110 min - Drama - 21 March 1997 (USA)

7.5

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A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet ... See full summary »

Director:

Hirokazu Koreeda

Writers:

Teru Miyamoto (novel), Yoshihisa Ogita (screenplay)

Stars:

Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano | See full cast and crew

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Makiko Esumi	...	Yumiko
	Takashi Naitô	...	Tamio
	Tadanobu Asano	...	Ikuo
	Gohki Kashiyama	...	Yuichi
	Naomi Watanabe	...	Tomoko
	Midori Kiuchi	...	Michiko
	Akira Emoto	...	Yoshihiro
	Mutsuko Sakura	...	Tomeno
	Hidekazu Akai	...	Master
	Hiromi Ichida	...	Hatsuko
	Minori Terada	...	Detective
	Ren Ôsugi	...	Hiroshi, Yumiko's Father
	Kikuko Hashimoto	...	Kiyo, Yumiko's Grandmother
	Shuichi Harada	...	Cop
	Takashi Inoue	...	Driver

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Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Was released on DVD in France in 2010, 11 years after its 1999 theatrical release in the country. See more »

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Yumiko: It's harder to say goodbye if we keep postponing it.
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Delicate & visual

4 October 2001 | by rsillima – See all my reviews

With a cinematic eye that harks back to Kurosawa and the first color features of Antonioni (esp. Red Desert & Blowup), Maborosi is one of the quietest and most delicate little films you will ever see. It is the absolute antidote to fare like Die Hard.

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