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Maborosi(Movie, 1995)

Original title: "幻の光" (Japanese/JA)
1h 50min | Genre: Drama
MaborosiRating: 3.7/5 (with 6363 votes)
Maborosi, known in Japan as Maboroshi no Hikari (Japanese: 幻の光, literally "phantasmic light", but best translated as 'a trick of the light'), is a 1995 Japanese drama film by director Hirokazu Kore-eda starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, and Takashi Naito. It is based on a novel by Teru Miyamoto. Maborosi won a Golden Osella Award for Best Cinematography at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Maborosi

Gold Hugo Golden Osella for Best Director

About Maborosi

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

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Additional Information

Official websites:
www.kore-eda.com
Production country: Japan
Made by: TV Man Union
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 16 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/01/1995
Producer: Naoe Gōzu
Screenwriter: Teru Miyamoto
Film Editor: Tomoyo Ōshima
Director of Photography: Masao Nakabori
Composer: Chen Ming-chang
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Maborosi, a Luz da Ilusão"
"Maboroshi - Licht der Illusion"
"Maboroshi no hikari"
"환상의 빛"

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