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The 8-Year Engagement
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The 8-Year Engagement

2017-12-16 · 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.

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Directors
Takahisa Zeze
Production companies
Shochiku, TBS, Kinoshita Group, AMUSE, CBC, MBS, KDDI, Hokkaido Broadcasting, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, GYAO, RSK Sanyo Broadcasting, The Sanyo Shimbun, SHUFUNOTOMO, Shochiku Tokyo Studio
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takeru SatohTakeru SatohHisashi
Tao TsuchiyaTao TsuchiyaMai Nakahara
Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko YakushimaruHatsumi Nakahara
Tetta SugimotoTetta SugimotoKoji Nakahara
Kazuki KitamuraKazuki KitamuraShibata
Kenta HamanoKenta HamanoKosuke Murota
Yuri NakamuraYuri Nakamura岛尾真美子 Mamiko Shimao
Keisuke HoribeKeisuke HoribeDoctor Wada
Kanji FurutachiKanji FurutachiCEO of Somen Factory
Maho YamadaMaho Yamada
Natsumi IshibashiNatsumi Ishibashi
Chiharu OgoshiChiharu Ogoshi
Risako ItoRisako Ito
Ramu MatsumotoRamu Matsumoto

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