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MOVIE PROFILE

April Story

★ 7.1 / 10 (144 votes)March 14, 199867 minJA

RomanceDrama

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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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateMarch 14, 1998

StatusReleased

Runtime67 min

Rating★ 7.1 / 10

Certification—

Original languageJapanese, English

CountryJapan

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionRockwell Eyes

CINEHOOK / STREAMING

Where to watch

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No streaming availability is listed for this region.

CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Shunji Iwai

Writers

Shunji Iwai

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Takako Matsu

Takako MatsuUzuki Nireno

Seiichi Tanabe

Seiichi TanabeYamazaki

Kaori Fujii

Kaori FujiiTeruko Kitao

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RumiSaeko Sono

Kazuhiko Kato

Kazuhiko KatoKato

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken MitsuishiSalaryman

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Matsumoto Hakuō IIFather

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Noriko FujimaMother

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Matsumoto Kōshirō XBrother

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Kio MatsumotoSister

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei ShiomiShoji

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Hirokazu UmedaMover

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