Poster Maborosi

Title: Maborosi

Original Title: Maboroshi no hikari

Year: 1995

Info

  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 110 Minutes (1 hour 50 min)
  • Genre: Drama

Release Dates

  • UK: June 21 1996
  • United States: March 21 1997

Plot

'Maborosi' tells the story of a young women of only 20 years old named Yumiko. At the start of the film she lives a happy life with her husband and son, but suddenly disaster strikes; her husband is hit by a train and she is left a widow. The supposed suicide breaks her heart and destroys her calm life.

Five years later she enters into an arranged marriage with an older man who also already has a child. At the start of the marriage Yumiko is isolated and feels alone in the small fishing village on the Japanese coast. Soon the two children begin to get along well and Yumiko's life seems to have improved, but when she returns to her hometown she learns a new detail about her ex-husband's death, bringing all the pain back once again.

Cast

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Yumiko's father

Natsumi Kawaida

Natsumi Kawaida

Citizen A

Max Mittelman

Max Mittelman

Masamune Kikuiri

Videos

'Maborosi' new trailer 1:37

Photos

Maborosi

Trivia

An amazing debut

This was the successful debut of Hirokazu Kore-eda as a director.

Return to theatres

The film made another premiere in UK theatres 24 years after its original premiere due to the long lasting good critics

Soundtrack from 'Maborosi'

Shin'on

Compuesta por

Lyrics Miyuki Nakajima

Interpretada por

Miyuki Nakajima Arranged Ichizô Seo ©2023 Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings Inc

Kamisama ga Orite Kuru Yoru

Interpretada por

Kaori Kawamura Licensed Pony Canyon Inc

Misaki Meguri

Compuesta por

Michio Yamagami Kôtarô Yamamoto

Interpretada por

© 1974 Yui Songs Inc

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