Maborosi (1995)

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A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

• Released: 1995-10-01
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 210 votes

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Top cast

• Makiko Esumi as Yumiko
• Tadanobu Asano as Ikuo
• Takashi Naito as Tamio
• Midori Kiuchi as Michiko
• Akira Emoto as Yoshihiro
• Mutsuko Sakura as Tomeno
• Hidekazu Akai as Master
• Hiromi Ichida as Hatsuko
• Minori Terada as Detective
• Ren Osugi as Hiroshi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Maborosi

• United States: stream on OVID; watch free on Kanopy
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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