Maborosi

Japanese documentarian Hirokazu Kore-eda made his first dramatic feature with this austere drama, which recalls the visual and narrative style of Yasujiro Ozu. Yukimo (Makiko Esumi) is married to Ikuo (Tadanobu Asano), a happy and humble man who loves her very much. While Yukimo and Ikuo are content ...more

Hirokazu Kore-eda's debut feature is a quietly devastating work. Yumiko's domestic bliss is shattered when her loving, seemingly happy husband Ikuo suddenly commits suicide. Years later, her happiness with her kindly second husband is tempered by a grief over Ikuo's final, inexplicable act that will not heal. Recalling the restrained stylistic elegance of Yasujiro Ozu and Hou Hsiao Hsien, Kore-eda unfolds this almost wordless film through a series of beautifully composed static shots that ...more