The 8-Year Engagement
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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.
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Cast
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Takeru Satoh
Hisashi
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
First Love
Tao Tsuchiya
Mai Nakahara
Known for
Alice in Borderland
ERASED
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hatsumi Nakahara
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Unnatural
Tetta Sugimoto
Koji Nakahara
Known for
Departures
Reincarnation
Kazuki Kitamura
Shibata
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Kenta Hamano
Kosuke Murota
Known for
Kamen Rider
Tokyo Ghoul
Yuri Nakamura
岛尾真美子 Mamiko Shimao
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Ju-On: Black Ghost
Keisuke Horibe
Doctor Wada
Known for
Tokyo Gore Police
Fukushima 50
Kanji Furutachi
CEO of Somen Factory
Known for
Legal High
Human Vapor
Maho Yamada
Known for
Rent-a-Cat
Cloud
Natsumi Ishibashi
Also in
GARO: Makai no Hana
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Chiharu Ogoshi
Known for
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Takahisa Zeze Director · Yoshikazu Okada Screenplay Takatsugu Muramatsu Composer
First release December 16, 2017 · Produced in Japan · Production TBS, Kinoshita Group
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Shochiku
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TBS
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Kinoshita Group
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AMUSE
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CBC
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MBS
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KDDI
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Hokkaido Broadcasting
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RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
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GYAO
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RSK Sanyo Broadcasting
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The Sanyo Shimbun
Production
SHUFUNOTOMO
Production
Shochiku Tokyo Studio
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Japan
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Original title
8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 16, 2017
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No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
May 7, 2021 · Theatrical
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