A delicate and intense life experience

Tamara 2022-09-28 15:19:23

The author's narrative is obviously not as good as the later works. The film seems to be composed of many scattered fragments, and the rigid transition between fragments seems to be deliberate. More white space. The characters have very few lines, and most of the time they just watch the character in silence. But it is this kind of immature narrative that contains a strong life experience. You can see the characters' silent suffering and struggle, and see the real life. See the relationship between man and nature. This is a movie that emphasizes experience and feelings.

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Maborosi quotes

  • Yumiko: It's harder to say goodbye if we keep postponing it.

  • Yumiko: [Recalling her first husband's unexplained suicide] I just... I just don't understand! Why did he kill himself? Why was he walking along the tracks? It just goes around and around in my head. Why do you think he did it?

    Tamio: [after giving it some thought] The sea has the power to beguile. Back when dad was fishing, he once saw a maborosi - a strange light - far out to sea. Something in it was beckoning to him, he said... It happens to all of us.