Butterfly Sleep

2018 1h 51m KO

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 7

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Ryoko Matsumura is a popular writer in her 50's. She also knows that she has Alzheimer’s. Ryoko Matsumura begins to teach at a university. She meets a young Korean man in his 20's. They become attracted to each other.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miho Nakayama
Ryoko Matsumura
Kim Jae-uck
Chan-hae
Anna Ishibashi
Anna
Shun Sugata
Ryuji Ayamine
Masanobu Katsumura
Ishii
Masatoshi Nagase
Omura
Hidekazu Mashima
Kousuke
Asami Shibuya
Saori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeong Jae-eun
Writers: Jeong Jae-eun
Languages: Japanese, Korean
Countries: Japan, South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, South Korea.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeong Jae-eun, shot by Hiroshi Iwanaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Young-lim 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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Miho Nakayama and Kim Jae-uck and Anna Ishibashi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5891642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeong Jae-eun directs. Hiroshi Iwanaga behind the camera. Lee Young-lim cuts. Produced in Japan, South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.
3International production across 2 countries: Japan, South Korea.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Jeong Jae-eun, shot by Hiroshi Iwanaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Lee Young-lim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Miho Nakayama and Kim Jae-uck and Anna Ishibashi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5891642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.