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Butterfly Sleep

Butterfly Sleep

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Butterfly Sleep

2018

1h 51m

6.1(7 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Miho Nakayama

Miho Nakayama

Ryoko Matsumura

Kim Jae-uck

Kim Jae-uck

Chan-hae

Anna Ishibashi

Anna Ishibashi

Anna

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Ryuji Ayamine

Masanobu Katsumura

Masanobu Katsumura

Ishii

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Omura

Hidekazu Mashima

Hidekazu Mashima

Kousuke

Asami Shibuya

Asami Shibuya

Saori

Creative team

Directed by: Jeong Jae-eun
Written by: Jeong Jae-eun
Produced by: Toshiaki Sakamoto
Tetsujirô Yamagami

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