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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

2016-03-17 · 179 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Romance

A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.

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Directors
Shunji Iwai
Production companies
Rockwell Eyes, Toei Company, Pony Canyon, Hikari TV, Kinoshita Group, BS Fuji
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Haru KurokiHaru KurokiNanami Minagawa
Go AyanoGo AyanoYukimasu Amuro
CoccoCoccoMashiro Satonaka
Hideko HaraHideko HaraKayako
Go JibikiGo JibikiTetsuya
Soko WadaSoko WadaYuto Takashima
Tomoko MariyaTomoko MariyaHarumi Minagawa
Yugo SasoYugo SasoKatsu
Nana NatsumeNana NatsumeSaeko
Akio KanedaAkio KanedaHironori
LilyLilyTamayo Satonaka
Toru NomaguchiToru Nomaguchi
Karen OtomoKaren OtomoYuka Yasuda
Ryota KobayashiRyota KobayashiHiroshi Ota
Masahiro NoguchiMasahiro Noguchi
HyunriHyunriNitadori Mami
Yojiro NodaYojiro NodaPiano Player
Nana AyanoNana Ayano
Himeka AsamiHimeka AsamiOkamoto Kanon
Sakiko KatoSakiko KatoStudent

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