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Maborosi

1995 · 110 min

A quiet, contemplative film that immerses you in its slow rhythms and visual beauty, leaving a lingering sense of loss and gentle hope.

Overview
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • memory
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by
Yoshihisa Ogita
Starring
Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Naito, Midori Kiuchi, Akira Emoto, Mutsuko Sakura, Hidekazu Akai, Hiromi Ichida
Music
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Cinematography
Masao Nakabori
Runtime
110 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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