The 8-Year Engagement

The 8-Year Engagement

119 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 16, 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.

The 8-Year Engagement

119 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 16, 2017

The 8-Year Engagement
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話
Directors Takahisa Zeze
Writers Yoshikazu Okada

Cast

Takeru Satoh

as Hisashi

Tao Tsuchiya

as Mai Nakahara

Hiroko Yakushimaru

as Hatsumi Nakahara

Tetta Sugimoto

as Koji Nakahara

Kazuki Kitamura

as Shibata

Kenta Hamano

as Kosuke Murota

Yuri Nakamura

as Mamiko Shimao

Keisuke Horibe

as Doctor Wada

Kanji Furutachi

as CEO of Somen Factory