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April Fish (1986)

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 49M

Director : Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writer : Tadashi Naitô, Nobuhiko Obayashi, James Miki

Synopsis

A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.

Actors

Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Shohei Nemoto
Kyō Kanoko
Kyō Kanoko
Mari Marimura
Miyoko Akaza
Miyoko Akaza
Fujiko Kinugasa
Wakaba Irie
Wakaba Irie
Aki
Yuji Miyake
Yuji Miyake
Kobayashi the tile craftsman
Masaaki Shirei
Masaaki Shirei
Himself
Kangorō Nakamura
Kangorō Nakamura
Director
Asuka Hisashi
Asuka Hisashi
Scripter
Norikazu Kobayashi
Norikazu Kobayashi
Assistant Director
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Cameraman
Akio Yokoyama
Akio Yokoyama
Manager
Tōru Minegishi
Tōru Minegishi
Entertainment Reporter
James Miki
James Miki
TV Presenter
Shigeru Izumiya
Shigeru Izumiya
Fujio Fujisawa
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Panapora Chief Handa

Crews

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
Hisashi Yamamoto
Hisashi Yamamoto
Producer
Zuihô Hayashi
Zuihô Hayashi
Producer
Kunihiko Murai
Kunihiko Murai
Producer
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Producer
Toshio Nemoto
Toshio Nemoto
Producer
Kyôko Ôbayashi
Kyôko Ôbayashi
Producer
Michio Morioka
Michio Morioka
Producer
James Miki
James Miki
Story
Tadashi Naitô
Tadashi Naitô
Screenplay
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Screenplay
James Miki
James Miki
Screenplay
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Cinematography
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe
Director of Photography
Tadashi Naitô
Tadashi Naitô
Assistant Director
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Music
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Editor
Kazuo Satsuya
Kazuo Satsuya
Art Direction
Shouhei Hayashi
Shouhei Hayashi
Sound Designer
Kazumi Inamura
Kazumi Inamura
Sound Recordist
Haruo Kawashima
Haruo Kawashima
Lighting Technician

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