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April Story

Original title: Shigatsu monogatari
  • 1998
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5K
YOUR RATING
Takako Matsu in April Story (1998)
JapaneseDramaRomance

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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Writer
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Stars
      • Takako Matsu
      • Seiichi Tanabe
      • Kazuhiko Kato
    • 23User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast30

    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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews23

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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 A River Runs Through It (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Hungarian Dance No. 5
      Written by Johannes Brahms

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 14, 1998 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official-site
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 四月物語
    • Filming locations
      • Daigaku dori pedestrian bridge, 4 Higashi, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan(location)
    • Production company
      • Rockwell Eyes
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $98,202
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 7m(67 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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