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Shigatsu monogatari

  • 1998
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.7K
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Takako Matsu in Shigatsu monogatari (1998)
DramaRomance

In spring, a young girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo.In spring, a young girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo.In spring, a young girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo.

  • Director
    • Shunji Iwai
  • Writer
    • Shunji Iwai
  • Stars
    • Takako Matsu
    • Seiichi Tanabe
    • Kazuhiko Kato
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Writer
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Stars
      • Takako Matsu
      • Seiichi Tanabe
      • Kazuhiko Kato
    • 20User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Takako Matsu
    Takako Matsu
    • Uzuki Nireno
    Seiichi Tanabe
    Seiichi Tanabe
    • Yamazaki
    Kazuhiko Kato
    • Katô
    Kaori Fujii
    • Teruko Kitao
    Sansei Shiomi
    • Shoji
    Ken Mitsuishi
    • Man in the movie theater
    Tsunekazu Umeda
    • Removalist
    Jun'ichi Kubozono
    Jun'ichi Kubozono
    Akio Jô
    Rumi
    • Saeko Sono
    Yuki Tateyama
    Kae Egawa
    Kanji Tsuda
    Kanji Tsuda
    • Fukatsu
    Yumi Ota
    Tsugumi
    Yôsuke Eguchi
    Yôsuke Eguchi
    • Nobunaga Oda
    Noriko Fujima
    • Uzuki's Mother
    Masatô Ibu
    Masatô Ibu
    • Toshizô Saitô
    • Director
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Writer
      • Shunji Iwai
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    • Trivia
      In the opening scene, the family who are seeing off Takako Matsu's character are the actress' real family. They include her father Kôshirô Matsumoto, a film and kabuki actor; mother Noriko Fujima, a former actress; brother Somegorô Ichikawa VII, a kabuki actor and her elder sister Kio Matsumoto.
    • Connections
      References Ja keskellä virtaa joki (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5 F-SHARP MINOR
      Music by Johannes Brahms

    User reviews20

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    6/10
    Tastes great, less filling
    High school graduate from Hokkaido infatuated by now-graduated senior applies and is accepted at the same university as the subject of her infatuation. Goes to school, tries to fit in, and works up the courage to talk to her crush for the first time.

    The story has great promise, but at 67 minutes, nothing feels developed and many story lines just end abruptly. It feels more like a TV series pilot than a standalone movie.

    The movie itself is fairly unremarkable. Many things are suggested but not said. Moves fairly slowly. Lots of sepia tones and misty whites. Ok if you're prepared to just relax and not expect too much in the way of story.
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    10
    • esprit9
    • Mar 1, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1998 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official-site
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • April Story
    • Filming locations
      • Daigaku dori pedestrian bridge, 4 Higashi, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan(location)
    • Production company
      • Rockwell Eyes
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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