The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

2017•1h 29m•5.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(21)

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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Production

Studio3, King Records

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Yuki Sakurai

Yuki Sakurai

Aki Oria

Nino Furuhata

Nino Furuhata

Butch

Ippei Sasaki

Ippei Sasaki

Ryu Goto

Masato Shinkawa

Saito

Junko Abe

Junko Abe

Maria

Masayuki Shida

Director Bito

Tomoki Kimura

Tomoki Kimura

Fukusan

Chiaki Kawamo

Chiaki Kawamo

Tsubaki

Asuma

Bell Boy

Ryo Narita

Ryo Narita

Joe

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Master

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Tokimeki Charlie

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Kaito Sada

Shinpei Muto

Shinpei Muto

Producer / Nurse

Riho Wakamatsu

Announcer / Nurse / Club Guest

Ena Koshino

Ena Koshino

Receptionist / Actress

Takashi Shigematsu

Takashi Shigematsu

Security Guard

Miku Iwasaki

Aki as a Girl

Natsuko Kobayashi

Natsuko Kobayashi

Kokoro

Kokoro

Sandokan

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