

A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
2016-03-17 · 179 min · ★ 6.9
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 KurokiNanami Minagawa
Go AyanoYukimasu Amuro
CoccoMashiro Satonaka
Hideko HaraKayako
Go JibikiTetsuya
Soko WadaYuto Takashima
Tomoko MariyaHarumi Minagawa
Yugo SasoKatsu
Nana NatsumeSaeko
Akio KanedaHironori
LilyTamayo Satonaka
Toru Nomaguchi
Karen OtomoYuka Yasuda
Ryota KobayashiHiroshi Ota
Masahiro Noguchi
HyunriNitadori Mami
Yojiro NodaPiano Player
Nana Ayano
Himeka AsamiOkamoto Kanon
Sakiko KatoStudentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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