Maborosi / TV Man Union, Inc. presents ; directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Koreeda, Hirokazu, 1962- director.

Alexander Street Press.

Terebiman Yunion, presenter.

Language:

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Suicide--Japan--Drama.

Suicide.

Suicide victims--Family relationships--Japan--Drama.

Suicide victims.

Love--Japan--Drama.

Love.

Suicide victims--Family relationships.

Japan.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 minutes)

Other Title:

Illusion

Place of Publication:

Harrington Park, NJ : Milestone Films, 1995.

Language Note:

In Japanese ; with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

One of the finest films of Japanese cinema, Hirokazu Kore-eda's first feature film Maborosi is a story of love, loss, and ultimately, regeneration. Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years ago, a beautiful young mother (Yumiko, played by Makiko Esumi) struggles to come to terms with the sudden loss of her husband. Yumiko remarries and with her young son moves to her new husband's home in a remote village on the wild, untamed Sea of Japan. There, she is haunted by the past, but with time and the natural wonders around her, she awakens to find love, understanding, and a sense of peace. Perhaps the finest Japanese director working today, Kore-eda has gone on to create such masterpieces as After Life, Nobody Knows and Still Walking. His feature films reflect back on his beginnings in documentary with a regard to truth and an incredibly humane sense of his characters' strength and fallibilities. Working with almost entirely natural lighting, Kore-eda's remarkable and elegant camerawork makes Maborosi one of the most striking visual works in cinema.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2017).

Won 1996 Awards of the Japanese Academy, Newcomer of the Year

Won 1996 Blue Ribbons Awards, Best New Actress

Won 1996 Brothers Manaki International Film Festival, Golden Camera 300

Won 1995 Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo, Best Feature

Won 1996 Mainichi Film Concours, Best Film Score

Won 1996 Mainichi Film Concours, Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award

Won 1995 Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons and Tigers Award

Won 1995 Venice Film Festival Golden Osella, Best Cinematography

Won 1995 Venice Film Festival, OCIC Award - Honorable Mention

Nominated 1995 Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion

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Original version:

OCLC:

971292434

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.