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    Unique ID Code: 0000130045
    Added by: David Beckett
    Added on: 1/6/2010 15:23
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    Sleeping Bride

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    A Manga with heart
    Certificate: PG
    Running Time: 100
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    From Osamu Tezuka, godfather of manga, and Hideo Nakata, godfather of J-horror, comes this quirky romance between the boy and the comatose girl with whom he falls in love. Born asleep after a terrible crash, Yumi (Risa Hoto) grows up on the way of the world around her. Yuichi (Yuki Kohara) crows are convinced that one day his case will awaken her like the Princess of legend. When she finally does the wake, they find that the real world is no fairy tale. Can they face the harshness of reality together? Or will it be too much for them to bear? Based on the manga Garasu no Noh or The Glass Brain, originally published in Shonen Sunday magazine, and adapted by type Chiaki Konaka, writer of Hellsing, RahXephon, Bubblegum Crisis 2040, and Eureka Seven.

    Special Features:
    The Two Godfathers - Jonathan Clements on the history of the Sleeping Bride

    Video Tracks:
    Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Japanese
    Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Japanese

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Hideo Nakata

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Risa Goto
    Hiroki Kohara
    Takaaki Enoki
    Yûko Natori
    Masako
    Rikiya Ôtaka
    Toshie Negishi
    Moro Morooka
    Yôko Ôshima
    Michiko Kawai
    Tomoka Hayashi

    Soundtrack By:
    Kenji Kawai

    Executive Producer:
    Masaya Nakamura

    Distributor:
    Palisades Tartan Video

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