Maborosi

Maboroshi
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
Screenplay byYoshihisa Ogita
Based onMaboroshi no Hikari
by Teru Miyamoto
Produced byNaoe Gozu
StarringMakiko Esumi
Tadanobu Asano
Akira Emoto
Sayaka Yoshino
Takashi Naito
CinematographyMasao Nakabori
Edited byTomoyo Ōshima
Music byChen Ming-chang
Distributed byMilestone Films
Release dates
Running time
109 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.