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April Story (1998)

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 1H 7M

Director : Shunji Iwai

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Takako Matsu
Takako Matsu
Uzuki Nireno
Seiichi Tanabe
Seiichi Tanabe
Yamazaki
Kaori Fujii
Kaori Fujii
Teruko Kitao
Rumi
Rumi
Saeko Sono
Kazuhiko Kato
Kazuhiko Kato
Kato
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi
Salaryman
Hakuō Matsumoto
Hakuō Matsumoto
Father
Noriko Fujima
Noriko Fujima
Mother
Matsumoto Kōshirō X
Matsumoto Kōshirō X
Brother
Kio Matsumoto
Kio Matsumoto
Sister
Sansei Shiomi
Sansei Shiomi
Shoji
Hirokazu Umeda
Hirokazu Umeda
Mover
Akio Shouji
Akio Shouji
Mover
Katsunari Mineno
Katsunari Mineno
Mover
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Fukatsu
Tatsuya Ishii
Tatsuya Ishii
Akechi Mitsuhide
Tsugumi
Tsugumi
Uzuki's Junior
Yosuke Eguchi
Yosuke Eguchi
Oda Nobunaga

Crews

Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai
Director
Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai
Writer
Hidemi Satani
Hidemi Satani
Producer
Noboru Shinoda
Noboru Shinoda
Director of Photography
Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai
Editor
Yuji Tsuzuki
Yuji Tsuzuki
Art Direction
Isao Yukisada
Isao Yukisada
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

APRIL STORY | Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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