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The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
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The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

2017-10-21 · 89 min · ★ 5.5

Drama

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.

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Directors
Ken Ninomiya
Production companies
Studio3, King Records
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuki SakuraiYuki SakuraiAki Oria
Nino FuruhataNino FuruhataButch
Ippei SasakiIppei SasakiRyu Goto
Masato ShinkawaSaito
Junko AbeJunko AbeMaria
Masayuki ShidaMasayuki ShidaDirector Bito
Tomoki KimuraTomoki KimuraFukusan
Chiaki KawamoChiaki KawamoTsubaki
AsumaBell Boy
Ryo NaritaRyo NaritaJoe
Hatsuo YamayaHatsuo YamayaMaster
Shinnosuke MitsushimaShinnosuke MitsushimaTokimeki Charlie
Issey TakahashiIssey TakahashiKaito Sada
Shinpei MutoShinpei MutoProducer / Nurse
Riho WakamatsuAnnouncer / Nurse / Club Guest
Ena KoshinoEna KoshinoReceptionist / Actress
Takashi ShigematsuTakashi ShigematsuSecurity Guard
Miku IwasakiAki as a Girl
Natsuko KobayashiNatsuko Kobayashi
KokoroKokoroSandokan

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