Maborosi
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| Maborosi | |
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 US DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Produced by | Naoe Gozu |
| Written by | Novel: Teru Miyamoto Screenplay: Yoshihisa Ogita |
| Music by | Ming Chang Chen |
| Cinematography | Masao Nakabori |
| Editing by | Tomoyo Oshima |
| Distributed by | Cinequanon |
| Released | September 12, 1995 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
| JMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
Maborosi (幻の光 Maboroshi no hikari) is a 1995 Japanese film based on a Teru Miyamoto novel and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
[edit] Plot
Yumiko and Ikuo are a young couple who recently had a baby. One day Ikuo is walking along the railroad tracks and seemingly allows himself to be hit by a train for no apparent reason. A few years pass later Yumiko marries another man named Tamio who also lost his spouse. An argument between the new couple triggers a conversation about unresolved emotions for their deceased lovers and they try to figure out events from the past.
[edit] Cast
- Makiko Esumi ... Yumiko
- Takashi Naito ... 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 Osugi ... Hiroshi, Yumiko's Father
- Kikuko Hashimoto ... Kiyo, Yumiko's Grandmother
- Shuichi Harada ... Cop
- Takashi Inoue ... Driver
- Sayaka Yoshino ... Yumiko as a Young Girl
[edit] External links
- Maborosi at Wikipedia
- Maborosi review at KFCC
