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April Story

Name: April Story
Director: Shunji Iwai
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1998
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii, Rumi, Kazuhiko Kato

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.

1998 · Directed by Shunji Iwai · 67 min · Romance · Drama · 10 frames

Crew

Written by: Shunji Iwai
Cinematography: Noboru Shinoda
Edited by: Shunji Iwai
Produced by: Hidemi Satani

Cast

Takako Matsu as Uzuki Nireno
Seiichi Tanabe as Yamazaki
Kaori Fujii as Teruko Kitao
Rumi as Saeko Sono
Kazuhiko Kato as Kato
Ken Mitsuishi as Salaryman
Matsumoto Hakuō II as Father
Noriko Fujima as Mother
Matsumoto Kōshirō X as Brother
Kio Matsumoto as Sister

Production

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese, English
Studios: Rockwell Eyes
Themes: japan, nostalgic, comforting

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