April Bride

April Bride
Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Written by Hiroshi Saito
Starring Nana Eikura
Eita
Release dates
  • May 9, 2009
Running time
129 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office $32,112,343[1]

April Bride (余命1ヶ月の花嫁 Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.

Plot

On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live.

Cast

Notes

Reception

April Bride was number one in the box office in its opening weekend.[2] Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film a mostly positive review.[3]

References

  1. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fYOMEIIKKAGETSUNO01
  2. Jason Gray (May 12, 2009). "April Bride weds the top spot at Japanese box office". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. Mark Schilling (May 8, 2009). "A weepy aimed straight at women". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

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