Maborosi Movie Review 1995

Yumiko (Esumi) has a contented life in Osaka with her husband Ikuo (Asano) and their newborn son. Yet, inexplicably, her husband commits suicide one night. Later, a neighbor of Yumiko's helps her with an arranged marriage to prosperous widower Tamio (Naitoh), who lives in a remote fishing village, and once again things seem to be happy. But her first husband's death still haunts her and Yumiko seeks an explanation that will allow her to have some peace in her life. Adapted from a story by Teru Miyamoto. Japanese with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage, Suicide, Adapted from a Story

Screenplay

Yoshihisa Ogita

Cast

Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naito, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama

Cinematography

Masao Nakabori

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Music

Chen Ming-Chang