Sleeping Bride
ガラスの脳
Synopsis
Sleeping Bride is the story of a girl, Yumi, who since birth, has never been awake. A boy called Yuuichi finds the girl in the hospital while he is a patient there. A nurse remarks that the girl is 'Sleeping Beauty', and Yuuichi believes that a kiss from a prince will wake her, just like the story. Yuuichi returns to see Yumi every day, says 'Wake up, I'm the prince' and kisses her. Ten years later he restarts his daily ritual to see Yumi, one day she wakes up.
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Risa Goto
Yumi Iida
Hiroki Kohara
Yuuichi Nagasawa (17 years)
Takaaki Enoki
Dr. Hishikawa
Yūko Natori
Ritsuko Nagasawa
Masako
Masako Iida
Rikiya Ôtaka
Yuuichi Nagasawa (Aged 7)
Toshie Negishi
Nurse
Moro Morooka
Yumi's father
Yoko Ohshima
Yuuchi's mother
Michiko Kawai
Mitsu Fukuhara
Tomoka Hayashi
Keiko Mizoguchi
Tomiyuki Kunihiro
Tarō Suwa
Ayako Yoshitani
Mika Sawada
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 29, 2000
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Screenplay & Story
- Chiaki J. Konaka
- Original Score
- Kenji Kawai
- Original Title
- ガラスの脳
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Nikkatsu Corporation, MBS
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hideo Nakata
Chiaki J. Konaka, Osamu Tezuka
Kenji Kawai
Junichiro Hayashi
Masaya Nakamura
Department Leadership Roster
Hideo Nakata
Director
Chiaki J. Konaka
Screenplay
Kenji Kawai
Original Music Composer
Junichiro Hayashi
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sleeping Bride
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Sleeping Bride about?
Sleeping Bride is the story of a girl, Yumi, who since birth, has never been awake. A boy called Yuuichi finds the girl in the hospital while he is a patient there. A nurse remarks that the girl is 'Sleeping Beauty', and Yuuichi believes that a kiss from a prince will wake her, just like the story. Yuuichi returns to see Yumi every day, says 'Wake up, I'm the prince' and kisses her. Ten years later he restarts his daily ritual to see Yumi, one day she wakes up.
Who directed Sleeping Bride?
Sleeping Bride was directed by Hideo Nakata.
Who stars in Sleeping Bride?
The principal cast of Sleeping Bride includes Risa Goto, Hiroki Kohara, Takaaki Enoki, Yūko Natori, Masako.
When was Sleeping Bride released and how long is it?
Sleeping Bride was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Sleeping Bride?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sleeping Bride was composed by Kenji Kawai.
Is Sleeping Bride based on a book or true story?
Sleeping Bride is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Osamu Tezuka".