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Butterfly Sleep
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2018-05-12
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Miho Nakayama
Ryoko Matsumura
Kim Jae-wook
Chan-hae
Anna Ishibashi
Anna
Shun Sugata
Ryuji Ayamine
Masanobu Katsumura
Ishii
Masatoshi Nagase
Omura
Hidekazu Mashima
Kousuke
Asami Shibuya
Saori
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