Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

"I weave my life with yours."

2018 1h 55m JA

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★8.1TMDB · 742

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Synopsis

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Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, 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.

“I weave my life with yours.”

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Cast

Manaka Iwami
Maquia (voice)
Miyu Irino
Ariel (voice)
Yuuki Sakurai
Ariel as a Child (voice)
Ai Kayano
Leilia (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Krim (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Lang (voice)
Rina Sato
Mido (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Dita (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mari Okada
Writers: Mari Okada, Mari Okada, Toshiya Shinohara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CAST

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236+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mari Okada, shot by Satoshi Namiki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ayumu Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Manaka Iwami and Miyu Irino and Yuuki Sakurai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I weave my life with yours.".

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IMDB entry: tt7339826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mari Okada directs. Satoshi Namiki behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Ayumu Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2236+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Mari Okada, shot by Satoshi Namiki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ayumu Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Manaka Iwami and Miyu Irino and Yuuki Sakurai carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "I weave my life with yours.".
8IMDB entry: tt7339826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "mother", "immortality", "adoption", "family relationships".