In the late 1990s Abbas Kiarostami was driving late at night while on a visit to Tokyo and witnessed a young girl on the side of the street dressed as a bride. In the years following, while visiting Tokyo to promote other films, he realized that he was always looking for that same girl because she had left such an impression but that he would never likely notice her again in real life because she wouldn't be wearing the same dress. This experience became the basis for the film.
Abbas Kiarostami's final film released before his death in 2016.
The film had the production title The End which was also the initial name of the movie.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #708.