8-nengoshi no hanayome

Dec 16 2017 N/A 1h 59m
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.

Plot

Twenty-somethings Hisashi and Mai are engaged. When suddenly Mai's heart stops and she falls into a coma all Hisashi can do is remain by her side, albeit without knowing whether she might improve. Things look up when Mai finally comes out of the coma and becomes conscious again, but she has suffered brain damage and cannot remember her man.

Written by

Hisashi Nakahara, Mai Nakahara, Yoshikazu Okada

Directed by

Takahisa Zeze

Cast

Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya, Tetta Sugimoto

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Shochiku

Languages

Awards

7 nominations

Teasers
The 8-Year Engagement Teaser
Scores
# of Votes
1,152
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA