Butterfly Sleep (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

2017 · 111 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Jeong Jae-eun

Starring

Masanobu Katsumura, Masatoshi Nagase, Shun Sugata, Miho Nakayama, Kim Jae-uck, Anna Ishibashi

Ryoko Matsumura, a successful writer in her fifties, grapples with the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. She takes a teaching position at a university, where she develops an unexpected attraction to a young Korean man in his twenties. As their connection deepens, Ryoko confronts the challenges of her condition and the complexities of their relationship.