Maborosi

Monday, August 4, 2025

Screening on 35mm!

Monday, August 4 at 7:00: Introduction by Dennis Doros and Amy Heller

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.

A Kino Lorber and Milestone Films release.

“Breathtaking… exquisitely beautiful… astonishing visual intensity and emotional depth.” – The New York Times

Screening as part of Milestone Films: A 35th Anniversary Celebration in 35mm

Previously screened as part of our retrospective Family Portraits: The Films of Hirokazu Kore-eda, from Mar 12 – 19, 2020.

• Country Japan
• Language Japanese with English subtitles
• Year 1995
• Running Time 110 minutes
• Format 35mm
• Distributor Kino Lorber / Milestone Films
• Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
• Writer Teru Miyamoto (novel), Yoshihisa Ogita (screenplay)
• Cast Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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