Screening of Maborosi (Phantom Light) (1995)

April 6, 2023 | 6:00pm
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2023-04-06 18:00:00 2024-03-06 08:07:34 Screening of Maborosi (Phantom Light) (1995) <p style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">The classic debut feature film by Hirokazu Kore-eda. A somber, revelatory story on grief and life after death.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> America/Los_Angeles public

Join us for a screening of the classic debut feature film by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Underlit and engulfed in shadows, Maborosi (1995) is a somber, revelatory story on grief and life after death.

Synopsis: 

Despite her outwardly happy and tranquil life as a wife and new mother, Yumiko (Makiko Esumi) is regularly troubled by a horrific nightmare about the death of her grandmother. When tragedy strikes her husband, Ikuo (Tadanobu Asano), the stress forces Yumiko into hermit-like solitude until a kindly widower (Takashi Naitô) attempts to draw her from her shell. 

This program is co-presented by OXY ARTS, Occidental College's Media Arts & Culture Department, and Oxy Film Club.


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