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April Story

April Story

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April Story

1998

1h 7m

7.2(130 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Rockwell Eyes

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

松たか子

Uzuki Nireno

松たか子

Acting

田辺誠一

Yamazaki

田辺誠一

Acting

藤井かほり

Teruko Kitao

藤井かほり

Acting

留美

Saeko Sono

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Sound

加藤和彦

Kato

加藤和彦

Acting

光石研

Salaryman

光石研

Acting

二代目松本白鸚

Father

二代目松本白鸚

Acting

Noriko Fujima

Mother

No Image

Acting

十代目松本幸四郎

Brother

十代目松本幸四郎

Acting

Kio Matsumoto

Sister

No Image

Acting

塩見三省

Shoji

塩見三省

Acting

Hirokazu Umeda

Mover

No Image

Acting

Akio Shouji

Mover

No Image

Acting

Katsunari Mineno

Mover

No Image

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津田寛治

Fukatsu

津田寛治

Acting

Tatsuya Ishii

Akechi Mitsuhide

Tatsuya Ishii

Acting

つぐみ

Uzuki's Junior

No Image

Acting

江口洋介

Oda Nobunaga

江口洋介

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