<p>Maborosi (1995) directed by Hirokazu Koreeda.</p><p><br></p><p>Despite her outwardly happy and tranquil life as a wife and new mother, Yukimo (Makiko Esumi) is regularly troubled by a horrific nightmare about the death of her grandmother. When tragedy strikes her husband, Ikuo (Tadanobu Asano), the stress forces Yukimo into hermit-like solitude until a kindly widower (Takashi Naitô) attempts to draw her from her shell. This is the first scripted film by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda, who had previously been been known for his documentaries.</p><p><br></p><p>This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.<br>We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla McNelis, two filmy types who love waffling.<br>Catch us on Dublin Digital Radio every second Monday: <a href="https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Flisten.dublindigitalradio.com%2Fhome&token=9b5969-1-1775428726469" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">listen.dublindigitalradio.com/home</a><br>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://gate.sc?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftherecgame&token=22c3af-1-1775428726469" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">twitter.com/therecgame</a></p>