A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

2016 2h 59m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 77

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Haru Kuroki
Nanami Minagawa
Go Ayano
Yukimasu Amuro
Cocco
Mashiro Satonaka
Hideko Hara
Kayako
Go Jibiki
Tetsuya
Soko Wada
Yuto Takashima
Tomoko Mariya
Harumi Minagawa
Yugo Saso
Katsu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shunji Iwai
Writers: Shunji Iwai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "いわいしゅんじ Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shunji Iwai, shot by Chigi Kanbe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mako Kuwabara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shunji Iwai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Haru Kuroki and Go Ayano and Cocco carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4671274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shunji Iwai directs. Chigi Kanbe behind the camera. Mako Kuwabara scores. Shunji Iwai cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "いわいしゅんじ Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shunji Iwai, shot by Chigi Kanbe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mako Kuwabara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shunji Iwai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Haru Kuroki and Go Ayano and Cocco carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4671274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.