A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

2016
7.2| 2h59m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 26 March 2016 Released
Producted By: Rockwell Eyes
Country: Japan
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Official Website: http://rvw-bride.com
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A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.

Genre

Drama

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Director

Shunji Iwai

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Rockwell Eyes

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
mohammedyousef I did not understand , there are many questions The film is very mysterious
plsletitrain The movie may be quite long, but it will hold your attention smoothly you won't realize the runtime. My point being: the story of the lead girl and the people she encounters is very engaging. Its like looking through a window to the life of someone dear to you.A Bride for Rip Van Winkle isn't actually about Rip Van Winkle. Its about a young adult named Nanami whose roller-coaster of a life forces you to empathize with her. Rip Van Winkle does not enter until the second hour. Nanami had everything against her: a failed marriage, a broken family, no job. She sought refuge with a man named Amuro (Go Ayano) who stages acts, depending on the request of the client (he's like an actor-for-hire--but he has people working with him or for him too). The pivotal turn of the events happened when Amuro hired Nanami to become housemaid of a mansion, the owners thereof are untold. Rip Van Winkle is the internet name used by Mashiro (Cocco) a fellow actor-for-hire turned friend of Nanami. Turns out Mashiro was also a housemaid in said house. But that's not the only interesting thing about Mashiro. Her life is as interesting as that of Nanami. She has her own share of trials and then you get to empathize with her. An awkward lesbian love then ensues. I say awkward because there's something in Cocco's portrayals that kinda disturbes me. But that's just me. Anyway, the unfolding of subsequent events are dramatic. The ending is nothing but a good screen shot of a lady looking afar, probably reflecting of how her life has been and how it will be in the future.The movie feels like so many things happened yet the simplicity of it all is retained. Its melodramatic but no extensive emotions are required.The pacing is fine-tuned. What made this movie more remarkable is its exploitation of piano pieces that jibe with the emotion of the film.
Carlos Frederico The innocent and delicate Nanami (Haru Kuroki) is about to marry Tetsuyo (Gô Jibiki), a traditional family boy she met in a chat-site. Nanami does not have family or friends to attend the rigid ceremonial and hires the services of Amuro (Gô Ayano), who has a company that provides (for a price) actors trained to act as their relatives. Now living a comfortable and submissive life, Nanami could become a housewife dedicated to trivial tasks if one day a stranger would not come to her claiming that her husband is cheating on her girlfriend. Even shaken, at first Nanami continues acting like nothing knew, but when the stranger threatens to kill Tetsuyo, she yields to the demands and will find him in a hotel. In fact, it is nothing more than a job paid for by his mother-in-law (and architect by Amuro) for the purpose of destroying his marriage. Without a job and without a place to live, Nanami must again look for the help of Amuro, who offers him a housekeeper job in a closed mansion, and, being Amuro who he is, nothing is what it seems to be. Japanese drama with an original story and excellent performances, mainly by Haru Kuroki, who plays a shy (and almost apathetic) girl, who as a piece without self-will is thrown from side to side by the interests of others, especially those orchestrated by the amoral (and supposedly his friend), Amuro. Great movie! Of those who stay with you for days.
monyetndut I'm not put any interest while watching this, but after 30 minutes everything changes. The duration is longer than I thought, but it's worth watching. Great Cinematography. Sooooo natural.Spoiler alert! The devil win, i don't know this spoiler or not, because u'll never understand if u are not watching this movie first. Watch this because of ayano san, his acting in this movie is super natural. I wanna kill his character but at the same time love him to. He is devil with porcelain face, work perfectly without notice. And his victim has been tricked all the time, and she never knows even at the end. I thought amuro san(ayano san) flirt nanami and being lover, never happen tho. But thats better because if they're together the movie just tastes romance, and that's not good. Need part 2 and see the next target of amuro san. Money is the key and amuro will do everything for every job that you give, that what i get from this movie. I cried at the end and still can't decided amuro san is pure evel or so