Underplayed Gems

The 8-Year Engagement (2017)

The 8-Year Engagement poster
Original title
8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話
Directed by
Takahisa Zeze
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
G
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man stays by his fiancee's side after she falls into a long coma. The film follows their relationship as she slowly recovers over eight years.

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What happens

The 8-Year Engagement (Japanese: 8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話, Hepburn: 8-nengoshi no Hanayome: Kiseki no Jitsuwa) is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Takahisa Zeze. It is based on an autobiographical book by Hisashi Nishozawa and Mai Nakahara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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