Grief is always a powerful emotion and many directors have approached the subject in a variety of ways. For Hirokazu Koreeda, Maborosi introduces the audience to the unexplainable element of grief and the oversevrant stylings of his filmmaking. Built as merely a passenger, rarely an active participant in the devastation of Yumiko’s (Makiko Esumi) simple life. It’s Koreeda’s first narrative feature in his career and his knack for directness shows up in his first scripted film. … More Maborosi is Hirokazu Kore-eda at his most observant