Sleeping Bride

The central patient who awakens after a prolonged coma and rapidly develops cognitive and artistic capacities. Her journey from infant-like behavior to articulate thought forms the emotional core of the film and raises questions about identity and autonomy.

A hopeful boy who believes he can wake Yumi by kissing her, continually returning to the hospital with unwavering faith. His childlike devotion and sense of mission illustrate the film’s themes of persistence and innocent idealism.

The hospital director who cannot wake Yumi and questions the limits of medicine. His evolving role and the revelations about his past actions contribute to the film’s ethical tension and questions about cure versus consequence.

A wealthy, determined father who places Yumi in the hospital and pursues a cure, ultimately vanishing to search for a solution. He embodies paternal love and the lengths a parent will go to for a child.

A hospital nurse who monitors Yumi’s condition and supports Yuichi’s visits, providing a humane counterpoint to the doctors as the awakening saga unfolds.

A nurse who reveals troubling details about Hikawa’s conduct, exposing the darker side of the hospital’s operations and intensifying the ethical conflict surrounding Yumi’s care.

A hospital staff member who interacts with Yuichi and Yumi at key moments, representing the everyday human presence behind miraculous events.

Yuichi’s mother, a family figure whose presence shapes Yuichi’s actions and anchors the emotional stakes of the awakening narrative.

The grown-up Yuichi, now a scientist, who returns to Yumi decades later to reflect on memory, happiness, and the mystery of awakening.

A family figure whose presence helps ground the story in its social and relational context within the hospital setting.

The mother of Yuichi, a background figure whose absence and eventual involvement intensify the film’s emotional stakes.