Maborosi
A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet continues to search for meaning in a lonely world.
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Casts & Crew
Makiko Esumi
Takashi Naitō
Tadanobu Asano
Gohki Kashiyama
Naomi Watanabe
Midori Kiuchi
Akira Emoto
Mutsuko Sakura
Hidekazu Akai
Hiromi Ichida
Minori Terada
Ren Osugi
Kikuko Hashimoto
Shuichi Harada
Takashi Inoue
Sayaka Yoshino
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