Maboroshi no hikari : Maborosi /
幻の光 Maborosi /
Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years before, a beautiful young mother (Makiko Esumi as Yumiko) 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...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue, English subtitles. |
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[New York] :
New Yorker Video,
[2000]
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| Edition: | Letterboxed. |
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| Summary: | Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years before, a beautiful young mother (Makiko Esumi as Yumiko) 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, with time, she awakens to find love, understanding, happiness and a sense of peace. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. Special features: American and Japanese trailers; director's profile; filmography & thoughts on "The making of Maborosi". Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Awards: | Best film, Chicago International Film Festival. |
| Production Credits: | Directed by Koreeda Hirokazu ; screenplay by Yoshihisa Ogita, based on an original story by Teru Miyamoto ; produced by Naoe Gozu ; cinematography by Masao Nakabori ; edited by Tomoyo Ohshima ; music by Chen Ming-Chang. |
| ISBN: | 1567301878 9781567301878 |