Maborosi /
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 te...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese ; with English subtitles. |
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Harrington Park, NJ :
Milestone Films,
1995.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (110 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:49:40 |
| Awards: | 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 |