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2017·Drama·1h 59m
7.1
Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her heart stops momentarily, and she falls into a deep coma. Hisashi visits Mai at the hospital every day before work. With no idea if or when she will ever awake, Mai’s parents encourage Hisashi to find someone else, but he refuses to give up and continues to pray for her recovery. As if his prayers are answered, Mai begins to regain consciousness several years later, and even utters a few words. But tragically, she has suffered brain damage and has no memory of Hisashi.
Directed by Takahisa Zeze
amnesia
based on novel or book
based on true story
memory loss
autobiographical

Cast

Takeru Satoh
Takeru Satoh
Hisashi
Tao Tsuchiya
Tao Tsuchiya
Mai Nakahara
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hatsumi Nakahara
Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto
Koji Nakahara
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura
Shibata
Kenta Hamano
Kenta Hamano
Kosuke Murota
Yuri Nakamura
Yuri Nakamura
岛尾真美子 Mamiko Shimao
Keisuke Horibe
Keisuke Horibe
Doctor Wada
Kanji Furutachi
Kanji Furutachi
CEO of Somen Factory
Maho Yamada
Maho Yamada
Natsumi Ishibashi
Natsumi Ishibashi
Chiharu Ogoshi
Chiharu Ogoshi

Crew

Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Director
Yoshikazu Okada
Yoshikazu Okada
Screenplay
Shinya Watanabe
Shinya Watanabe
Producer

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The 8-Year Engagement
The moment I saw the "based on a true story" I knew Im Abt to bawl my eyes out. How can a film of love story be so romantic yet so sad? Oh hisashi the man you are, who's willing and committed to the woman you fell in love and waited for her to woke up from her "sleep" ,I really wished that a man like this exist a lot. The acting in here go crazy especially mio, tao is so talented with her acting I was mesmerized. There are so many things I love Abt this movie, especially where hasashi wouldn't give up on mio and visits her every morning despite his apartment and the hospital is 2 hours away, took videos of every single moment and send it to mio even though she's not aware yet. The part where hasashi made a promise to marry mio at their dream venue before she got into a coma, yet he still kept his promise while she's in her "sleep" for years continued and payed for it every year bcs he didnt want her to be sad that they had to cancel bcs she's in a coma :( freaking love this . The ending was perfect bcuz they finally got married at the dream venue he promised her after 8 years of bittersweet moments.
The moment I saw the "based on a true story" I knew Im Abt to bawl my eyes out. How can a film of love story be so romantic yet so sad? Oh hisashi the man you are, who's willing and committed to the woman you fell in love and waited for her to woke up from her "sleep" ,I really wished that a man like this exist a lot. The acting in here go crazy especially mio, tao is so talented with her acting I was mesmerized. There are so many things I love Abt this movie, especially where hasashi wouldn't give up on mio and visits her every morning despite his apartment and the hospital is 2 hours away, took videos of every single moment and send it to mio even though she's not aware yet. The part where hasashi made a promise to marry mio at their dream venue before she got into a coma, yet he still kept his promise while she's in her "sleep" for years continued and payed for it every year bcs he didnt want her to be sad that they had to cancel bcs she's in a coma :( freaking love this . The ending was perfect bcuz they finally got married at the dream venue he promised her after 8 years of bittersweet moments.
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aiza rozae
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had me bawling my eyes out
had me bawling my eyes out
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The 8-Year Engagement
very good acting from both and was very touched by the lengths the guy went for the girl and that this is a real life story.
very good acting from both and was very touched by the lengths the guy went for the girl and that this is a real life story.
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