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Topic: Film "maboroshi" (2023). Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2023
- Release date
- Sep 15, 2023
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10
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Topic: Film "maboroshi" (2023).
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Title: maboroshi
Year: 2023
Directors: Mari Okada, Seimei Kidokoro
Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Runtime: 1h 52m
Rating: PG-13
Release Dates: Theatrical run in Japan in fall 2023; released worldwide through Netflix on January 15, 2024 (US).
Plot: A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.
Tagline: The urge to fall in love will destroy the world.
Critical note (Source 3): Art, animation, and music are described as phenomenal, but the film is described as having hackneyed melodrama, terrible pacing, and bad writing.
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Should you watch it?
“A sudden factory explosion traps a small town in a timeless freeze.”
- Explores a unique science fantasy premise involving a timeless town.
- Follows teenage characters dealing with a collapsing reality.
- Features animation in the drama, romance, and fantasy genres.
- Viewers seeking a fast-paced or purely realistic story may find the premise abstract.
Watch it if you want to see how teenagers cope when a factory explosion traps their town in a timeless freeze.
It is an animated science fantasy drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 52 minutes.
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It is worth watching for fans of animated science fantasy dramas involving teenage characters facing surreal town freezes.
Binge duration
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 52 minutes.
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As a feature film released in 2023, it is a standalone movie rather than an episodic series.
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