A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
2016•2h 59m•
★6.9(76 ratings)
DramaRomance
Overview
A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.
Director
Shunji IwaiWriters
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A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.
The original title is "リップヴァンウィンクルの花嫁" (JA).
The runtime is 179 minutes (2h 59m).
The film was directed by Shunji Iwai.
The screenplay was written by Shunji Iwai.
The score was composed by Mako Kuwabara.
Cinematography was handled by Chigi Kanbe.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt4671274.
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Good
76 votes
リップヴァンウィンクルの花嫁
Released
15
日本語
Japan
