Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitoh, Tadanobu Asano. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. Special features: American and Japanese trailers; director's profile; filmography & thoughts on "The making of Maborosi".
Summary:
Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years before, a beautiful young mother (Makiko Esumi as Yumiko) 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, with time, she awakens to find love, understanding, happiness and a sense of peace.
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