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Maborosi

1995 · 110 min · Director: Hirokazu Koreeda, Hirokazu Kore-eda ★ IMDb 7.5 · 8,805 ratings

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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.

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Maborosi (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Melancholy
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Sadness
Melancholy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then dips around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessMelancholyLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Melancholy48 %37 %42 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love46 %28 %32 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love54 %30 %24 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness73 %59 %35 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Sadness75 %69 %51 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Melancholy51 %40 %41 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Love31 %13 %19 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Love34 %4 %9 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Humor40 %1 %6 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Love38 %0 %5 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 63′Love50 %18 %25 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Melancholy46 %26 %34 %26 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Love36 %21 %29 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Anxiety41 %23 %29 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Melancholy55 %39 %39 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Sadness62 %50 %43 %12 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 102′Sadness85 %85 %80 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

ME
Makiko Esumi

MK
Midori Kiuchi

Michiko

Akira Emoto

Yoshihiro

MS
Mutsuko Sakura

Tomeno

HA
Hidekazu Akai

Master

HI
Hiromi Ichida

Hatsuko

MT
Minori Terada

Detective

Ren Osugi

Hiroshi

KH
Kikuko Hashimoto

Kiyo

SY
Sayaka Yoshino

Young Yumiko

NW
Naomi Watanabe

Tomoko

GK
Gohki Kashiyama

Yuichi

SH
Shuichi Harada

Cop

TI
Takashi Inoue

Driver

Details

Written by
Teru Miyamoto, Yoshihisa Ogita
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
110 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 8,805 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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