Butterfly Sleep

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• Movie: Butterfly Sleep
• Romaji: Chou no Nemuri
• Japanese: 蝶の眠り
• Romaji: Nabijam
• Korean: 나비잠
• Japanese: 蝶の眠り
• Director: Jeong Jae-Eun
• Writer: Jeong Jae-Eun
• Producer: Tetsujiro Yamagami, Toshiaki Sakamoto, Lee Eun-Kyoung
• Cinematographer: Hiroshi Iwanaga
• World Premiere: 12 October, 2017 (Busan IFF)
• Release Date: May 12, 2018 (Japan)
• Runtime: 110 min.
• Genre: Romance / Older Woman & Younger Man / Interracial / Alzheimer's
• Distributor: Kadokawa Pictures
• Language: Japanese, Korean
• Country: Japan, South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Ryoko Matsumura (Miho Nakayama) 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.

Cast

Miho Nakayama	Kim Jae-Wook	Anna Ishibashi
Ryoko Matsumura	Chan-Hae	Anna

Shun Sugata	Masanobu Katsumura	Masatoshi Nagase
Ryuji Ayamine	Ishii	Omura

Additional Cast Members:

• Hidekazu Mashima
• Asami Shibuya

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J Jing Dec 26 2019 8:43 pm when i saw the comments i was like dang the woman must be 20-30 year older than him lmao she's just like 12 13 year older.and tbh actor's usually are good looking even when they get old. i wouldn't feel strange if Kim Jae-Wook acted as a couple with a girl of 19 yaer old too. anyway. hope to see jae wook more after his last drama being well received:D

Shairli May 26 2019 8:44 pm Does this happen in the reality world.. doubt so. But, I will try to watch it. Just curious to hear KJW talking in Japanese.

gizibe May 26 2019 2:52 am he he... all of you who are complaining about age gap.... remember this when you are in your 40s

and she looks gorgeous body and face... btw

jessica Mar 07 2019 4:11 am I want to watch it cuz its kim jaewook but the age gap is just........ . I cant ? i feel uncomfortable to watch?

Filoemna Feb 26 2019 5:04 pm I recomend to watch it. I liked the story and the acting. It,s interesting to listen to KimJae Wook talking japanese.

Sia Jan 28 2019 10:04 pm What matters is the story right? Age gap ain't a reason to criticize it cuz it is the story to be presented. I watched the movie and it was good and the acting was nice as well

lemon May 16 2018 9:55 pm Both the plot & trailer look really boring. & the romance part is uncomfortable (& quite gross too?) because of the ~30 years age gap, that I think they could have just acted as mother & son instead of lovers. it also doesn't help that visually, they DO look like mother & son.

I wonder why the writer didn't make kim jae wook's age as a ~30 years old in the movie, because he was 33y/o anyway when this movie was filmed and a guy in his 30's can be a university student too.

Gina Rafton May 10 2018 6:42 am With a 13 year real time age difference don't you think 30 years difference to act is over the top. At least the production people could have got a lady in her 50s even 60 there pretty darn good if you open your eyes to love and true beauty. Not to mention the needs they would both be having at 20 and 50 years of age. Go pull the other leg. Actors in their true age in their real age would have been so much more entertaining. Other than the obvious the actors themselves were good trying to tell the story.

Nik Apr 25 2018 2:15 am Umm.. it's Kim Jae Wook ;-; but the age gap...

Pamela Kay Mar 23 2018 12:29 am I want to see it too because of Kim Jae Wook.. I don't mind an age gap but 30 years is pushing it a bit for me.

abc Oct 25 2017 5:54 am im gonna watch this bcs kim jaewook??

Charlei Oi Sep 20 2017 11:53 am the plot seems f*cked up but still gonna watch this because of kim jae wook!

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