maboroshi

Maboroshi is a Japanese animated film produced by Manabu Otsuka, under the banner of MAPPA and distributed by Warner Bros. Japan. It is written and directed by Mari Okada who is recognised as one of the most profilic Japanese media personalities for her works such as Anohana, Toradora! and Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. The plot revolves around a steel factory explosion which leaves an entire town suspended in time. As two young students discover that they are trapped, they also discover a strange feral child whose whereabouts remain a mystery. Soon the protagonists are thrown into a frenzy of love, which appears to be the only escape in a frustratingly motionless world. Junya Enoki, Reina Ueda, Misaki Kuno, Zeke Alton, Felecia Angelle, Kirsten Day, Robbie Daymond, Madeline Dorroh, Brandon Engman and Tasuku Hatanaka among others have given their voices to the animated characters. Okada also published a novelization of the film.