The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話
Overview
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.
Where to watch The 8-Year Engagement
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Amazon Prime Video, U-NEXT | Amazon Video, Apple TV | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
| South Korea | Watcha, TVING | — | — |
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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. The 8-Year Engagement is a Drama, Romance movie, released on 2017-12-16, runtime 119 minutes.
Is The 8-Year Engagement worth watching?
TMDB users rate The 8-Year Engagement 7.3 out of 10 from 61 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch The 8-Year Engagement?
In Japan, The 8-Year Engagement streams on Amazon Prime Video and U-NEXT and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Takahisa Zeze
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 岛尾真美子 Mamiko Shimao
- Keisuke Horibe as Doctor Wada
- Kanji Furutachi as CEO of Somen Factory
- Maho Yamada
- Natsumi Ishibashi
- Chiharu Ogoshi
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Sources
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