Maboroshi
2023 · Movie · PG-13 · 112 min · ★ 7.3 · 78% critics
After a factory explosion, a small town becomes trapped in a strange freeze where time won’t move forward. A group of teenagers tries to make sense of the broken rules around them, leaning on friendship and first love as their world starts to feel less and less stable.
Also known as The Illusion Factory of Alice and Therese · Alice and Therese's Illusion Factory · Alice and Therese's Illusory Factory
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Details
- Original title
- アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-09-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (132 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, youth-focused sci‑fi romance with a mysterious, dreamlike vibe, similar to Weathering with You or A Lull in the Sea; Not for you if you dislike ambiguity, metaphors, or slower, talkier drama.
Pros: emotional and heartfelt; unique time-freeze premise; comforting, ethereal mood | Cons: confusing setup; rushed final stretch; uneven plot explanations
Themes
- small town
- supernatural
- coming of age
- love
- explosion
- time freeze
- anime
- uncertainty
- audacious
- enchant
- steel factory
Cast & crew
Junya Enoki
as Masamune Kikuiri (voice)
Reina Ueda
as Atsumi Sagami (voice)
Misaki Kuno
as Itsumi (voice)
Koji Seto
as Akimune Kikuiri (voice)
Kento Hayashi
as Tokimune Kikuiri (voice)
Taku Yashiro
as Daisuke Sasakura (voice)
Tasuku Hatanaka
as Atsushi Nitta (voice)
Daiki Kobayashi
as Yasunari Semba (voice)
Ayaka Saito
as Yūko Sonobe (voice)
Maki Kawase
as Hina Hara (voice)
Directed by Mari Okada, Seimei Kidokoro