The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
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.
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 119 min
Release Date: December 16, 2017
Cast
- Takeru Satoh - Hisashi
- Tao Tsuchiya - Mai Nakahara
- Hiroko Yakushimaru - Hatsumi Nakahara
- Tetta Sugimoto - Koji Nakahara
- Kazuki Kitamura - Shibata
- Kenta Hamano - Kosuke Murota
- Yuri Nakamura - Mamiko Shimao
- Keisuke Horibe - Doctor Wada
- Kanji Furutachi - CEO of Somen Factory
- Maho Yamada
Screenplay
- Yoshikazu Okada (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Kōichi Saitō
Production: 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
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
amnesia, based on novel or book, based on true story, memory loss, autobiographical
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The 8-Year Engagement about?
- 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.
- Who directed The 8-Year Engagement?
- The 8-Year Engagement was directed by Takahisa Zeze.
- Who stars in The 8-Year Engagement?
- The 8-Year Engagement stars Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazuki Kitamura, Kenta Hamano.
- How long is The 8-Year Engagement?
- The 8-Year Engagement has a runtime of 1h 59m (119 minutes).
- What genre is The 8-Year Engagement?
- The 8-Year Engagement is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was The 8-Year Engagement produced?
- The 8-Year Engagement was produced in Japan.