Maborosi (1995)
- Original title
- 幻の光
- Directed by
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 204 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman in Japan struggles with grief and a sense of loss after her husband's sudden death. She tries to build a new life with another man in a remote coastal town but remains haunted by fleeting memories.
contemplativemelancholicslow-burnquietelegiacvisually lyricalintrospectivesubdued
What happens
Maborosi, known in Japan as Maboroshi no Hikari (Japanese: 幻の光; literally "phantasmic light", but best translated as 'a trick of the light'), is a 1995 Japanese drama film by director Hirokazu Kore-eda starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, and Takashi Naito. It is based on a novel by Teru Miyamoto. Maborosi won a Golden Osella Award for Best Cinematography at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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