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April Story
April Story

April Story

Genres

RomanceDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

14 March 1998

Country

Japan

Cast

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

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Matsumoto Hakuō II

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

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