The 8-Year Engagement
2017 1h 59m movie Film Japan

The 8-Year Engagement

8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話

Synopsis

8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話

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.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The 8-Year Engagement. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Shochiku

Drama + Romance in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The 8-Year Engagement itself).

The 2016–2018 Japan Window

The 8-Year Engagement holds position #145 of 602 Japan films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. Sonic Mania Adventures
    #2

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  3. My Korean Teacher
    #3

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  4. My Hero Academia
    #4

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  6. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #6

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #7

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  8. Mob Psycho 100
    #8

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The 8-Year Engagement premiered alongside 193 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.

The 3660th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

42
Reviews
60th
Review-volume percentile
32nd
Popularity percentile

42 audience reviews — more than 60% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The 8-Year Engagement, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • autobiographical · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • amnesia · 17
  • memory loss · 13
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on novel or book · 288
  • based on true story · 98

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
42
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #961 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #406 of 1,933 (top 21%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShochiku
Runtime1h 59m
Release DateDecember 16, 2017
IMDbtt6313348
Official Site8nengoshi.jp

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