maboroshi
Seen it?2023 | 112 min | Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Green Mile or Chocolat, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mari Okada, Seimei Kidokoro
- Junya EnokiMasamune Kikuiri (voice)
- Reina UedaAtsumi Sagami (voice)
- Misaki KunoItsumi (voice)
- Koji SetoAkimune Kikuiri (voice)
- Kento HayashiTokimune Kikuiri (voice)
- Taku YashiroDaisuke Sasakura (voice)
- Tasuku HatanakaAtsushi Nitta (voice)
- Daiki KobayashiYasunari Semba (voice)
- Ayaka SaitoYūko Sonobe (voice)
- Maki KawaseHina Hara (voice)