Fate ~ The Bride of Izumo (2015)

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• Movie: Fate ~ The Bride of Izumo (literal title)
• Romaji: Enishi ~ The Bride of Izumo

• Japanese: 縁～THE BRIDE OF IZUMO～
• Director: Hiroshi Horiuchi
• Writer: Hiroshi Horiuchi, Saki Kawaharata
• Producer:
• Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle
• Release Date: January 16, 2016
• Runtime: 110 min.
• Genre: Drama
• Distributor: Triple Up
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

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.