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maboroshi

The urge to fall in love will destroy the world.

20237.31h 52m

Overview

A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.

Directed by Mari Okada
Written by Mari Okada
Produced by Manabu Otsuka
Box Office0Revenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Junya Enoki

Junya Enoki

Masamune Kikuiri (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Atsumi Sagami (voice)

Misaki Kuno

Misaki Kuno

Itsumi (voice)

Koji Seto

Koji Seto

Akimune Kikuiri (voice)

Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi

Tokimune Kikuiri (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Daisuke Sasakura (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Atsushi Nitta (voice)

Daiki Kobayashi

Daiki Kobayashi

Yasunari Semba (voice)

Ayaka Saito

Ayaka Saito

Yūko Sonobe (voice)

Maki Kawase

Maki Kawase

Hina Hara (voice)

Themes & Keywords

small townsupernaturalcoming of ageloveexplosiontime freeze animeuncertaintyaudaciousenchanttime freezesteel factory

About maboroshi

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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