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Maborosi (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 16
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: The sights and sounds of a remote Japanese village by the sea convey the isolation of a newly remarried widow trying to move forward after her first husband's inexplicable suicide. A carefully... The sights and sounds of a remote Japanese village by the sea convey the isolation of a newly remarried widow trying to move forward after her first husband's inexplicable suicide. A carefully composed array of visuals carries the simple, poignant plot. Director Kore-eda's elegiac debut film earned awards at the Venice, Vancouver, and Chicago Film Festivals. [More]
Starring: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô
Starring: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Producer: Naoe Gozu
Screenwriter: Yoshihisa Ogita
Composer: Chen Ming-Chang
Story: Teru Miyamoto
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Reviews for Maborosi
The tale is told in contemplative wide-angle shots; the absence of any spurious, unearned intimacy with the characters makes the climactic scenes profoundly moving.
[Hirokazu's] also one of the most empathetic filmmakers, softly guiding viewers through his meditations on life and death.
Widow tries to find out why her husband killed himself. Slow-paced but moving Japanese drama.
The film uses natural lighting exclusively, eschewing staged settings as often as possible and keeping some nighttime scenes entirely in the dark, an eerie mirror to Yumiko’s wounded heart.
The film, which was made with only natural light, draws the viewer into its spiritual mood with one breathtaking shot after another, as the camera draws back to contemplate Yumiko from afar.
Though the audience always remains at a distance, both physical and emotional, from Yumiko, her sense of loss and her inner journey are made vivid by purely filmic means.
This is a powerful and profound Japanese film about one woman's long and arduous journey through grief's labyrinth.
Maborosi is by no means perfect -- it drags a little and leaves a few more unanswered questions than it really needs -- but it contains some very perfect moments.
Maborosi is a worthwhile movie experience not because it ventures into virgin territory, but because its presentation is so precise and unique.
Maborosi is one of those valuable films where you have to actively place yourself in the character's mind. There are times when we do not know what she is thinking, but we are inspired with an active sympathy.
Measured and meditative, the Japanese film Maborosi draws the viewer, without emotional bludgeoning or manipulation, into the experience of a woman who has suffered a devastating personal loss.
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