The 8-Year Engagement
2017 · 119 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Romance
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 · Written by Yoshikazu Okada
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Tao Tsuchiya Mai Nakahara -
Hiroko Yakushimaru Hatsumi Nakahara -
Tetta Sugimoto Koji Nakahara -
Kazuki Kitamura Shibata -
Kenta Hamano Kosuke Murota -
Yuri Nakamura 岛尾真美子 Mamiko Shimao -
Keisuke Horibe Doctor Wada -
Kanji Furutachi CEO of Somen Factory -
Maho Yamada -
Natsumi Ishibashi -
Chiharu Ogoshi
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