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She sleeps through her life until a married man's call wakes her. Messy? Absolutely.
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Asleep (2015)

melancholic hazeintimate chaosurban loneliness

Overview

DramaRomance

Terako is a young woman without a job. She has an affair with Iwanaga who is married. His wife is in a coma. One day, Terako's friend kills herself. After that, Terako sleeps all day long and wakes up only when Iwanaga calls her.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Sakura Ando's wordless sleeping sequences are devastating.

Cinematography

Dreamy, suffocating visuals that mirror Terako's limbo.

Best for:Solo: When you want to wallow in beautiful sadness alone.·Streaming: Late night, headphones, no interruptions.
Heads up:Emotional: Suicide of a friend depicted; pervasive grief throughout.·Triggers: Coma/vegetative state; emotional manipulation in affair dynamics.
Shingo Wakagi

Director

Shingo Wakagi

ReleasedApr 25, 2015
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Terako

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Iwanaga

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

Shiori

Guama

Guama

Girl at the park

Yoshiaki Takahashi

Yoshiaki Takahashi

Shiori's ex-boyfriend

Maki Izawa

Maki Izawa

Shiori's mother

Aya Takeko

Aya Takeko

Iwanaga's wife

Ask about Asleep

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

The film adapts Banana Yoshimoto's story, known for capturing young women's emotional limbo in 1990s Japan.

Trivia

Sakura Ando learned to sleep on cue for this role, creating genuinely unconscious-looking scenes.

YouTube

Asleep - Japan Cuts 2015

Asleep - Japan Cuts 2015

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