Enishi: The Bride of Izumo

A quiet, tender journey through grief and family secrets, moving between city and seaside, leaving a gentle ache.

Directed by

Hiroshi Horiuchi

Genres

Drama

Starring

Nozomi Sasaki, Yuta Hiraoka, Tomiyuki Kunihiro

Overview

Maki Iizuka (Nozomi Sasaki) works as an editor for a wedding magazine in Tokyo. She is set to marry Kazunori Nakamura (Yuta Hiraoka) next month, when her grandmother dies. Her grandmother was like a mom to Maki. While Maki arranges items left by her grandmother, she discovers a box made from empress tree. The box contains a white bridal Kimono and marriage registration forms. The marriage registration forms are mostly empty, except for the name "Soichi Akiguni" filled into a blank. Maki becomes curious about Soichi Akiguni and decides to go to her hometown Izumo in Shimane Prefecture. There, she meets a young fisherman.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Grief, family, identity, love

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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