
Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.


“The urge to fall in love will destroy the world.”
A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.

Junya Enoki
Masamune Kikuiri (voice)

Reina Ueda
Atsumi Sagami (voice)

Misaki Kuno
Itsumi (voice)

Koji Seto
Akimune Kikuiri (voice)

Kento Hayashi
Tokimune Kikuiri (voice)

Taku Yashiro
Daisuke Sasakura (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka
Atsushi Nitta (voice)

Daiki Kobayashi
Yasunari Semba (voice)

Ayaka Saito
Yūko Sonobe (voice)

Maki Kawase
Hina Hara (voice)
maboroshi is a animation, drama, romance, fantasy film released in 2023 exploring themes of small town, supernatural, coming of age, love, explosion, time freeze . Directed by Mari Okada, it stars Junya Enoki, Reina Ueda, Misaki Kuno. A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.
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