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Director:
Shunji Iwai
Writer:
Shunji Iwai (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 March 1998 (Japan) more
Genre:
Romance
Plot:
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
exquisite Asia-type love story more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Takako Matsu ... Nireno, Uzuki
Seiichi Tanabe ... Yamazaki
Kaori Fujii ... Kitao, Teruko
Rumi ... Saeko Sono
Kazuhiko Kato ... Kato
Ken Mitsuishi ... Salaryman Fu no Otoko
Yosuke Eguchi ... Oda Nobunaga
Tatsuya Ishii ... Akechi Mitsuhide
Masatô Ibu ... Saito Toshizo
Yoshiro Matsumoto ... Father
Noriko Fujima ... Mother
Somegoro Ichikawa ... Son
Kio Matsumoto ... Daughter
Sansei Shiomi ... Shoji
Tsunekazu Umeda ... Removalist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
April Story (International: English title)
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Runtime:
67 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:I

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the opening scene, the family who are seeing off Takako Matsu's character are the actress' real family. They include her father Koshiro Matsumoto, a film and kabuki actor; mother Noriko Matsumoto, a former actress; brother Ichikawa Zengoro VII, a kabuki actor and her elder sister Kiyo Matsumoto. more
Movie Connections:
References A River Runs Through It (1992) more
Soundtrack:
HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5 F-SHARP MINOR more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
exquisite Asia-type love story, 23 March 2006
7/10
Author: hongzi chen (zephyr_00@163.com) from China

the plot is quite simple:a Hokkaido's girl enters a Tokyo's university cause the man she unrequited love with is also in Tokyo. As an Asian,this movie make me reflect lots of my adolescence. there are 2 scenes are my favorites 1:girl with neighbor (the loneliness of the modern citizen) 2:the umbrella-borrow (Nireno is really pure)

PS the film's name which translate 'story about April' in Chinese make me think another film 'pieces of April'also is a great film

all in all if you want to relax for a easy plot movie it's a nice choice

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