April Story
| April Story (四月物語) | |
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| Directed by | Shunji Iwai |
| Produced by | Hidemi Satani |
| Written by | Shunji Iwai |
| Starring |
Takako Matsu Fujii Kahori Tanabe Seiichi |
| Music by | Shunji Iwai |
| Distributed by | Rockwell Eyes |
Release dates | March 14, 1998 |
Running time | 67 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
April Story ( Japanese and Chinese: 四月物語) is a Japanese short film directed by Shunji Iwai starring Takako Matsu.
Plot
Uzuki Nireno, a shy girl from the countryside of northern Hokkaidō leaves her family and gets on a train bound for Tokyo so she can attend the university of her choice; to be near the boy she fell in love with, who moved to Tokyo from her hometown.
Cast
- Takako Matsu as Uzuki Nireno
- Seiichi Tanabe as Yamazaki
- Kahori Fujii as Teruko Kitao
- Kazuhiko Kato as The Man in the Art Gallery
- Go Jibiki
Crew
- Director/Writer: Shunji Iwai
- Director of Photography: Noboru Shinoda
- Lighting Director: Yuki Nakamura
- Production Designer: Yuji Tsuzuki
DVD Editions
- Japanese R2 (No English Subtitles)
- Korean R3 (English Subtitles)
- Hong Kong R3 (Japanese dialogue, English / Full Chinese subtitles)
Festivals
- Toronto Film Festival, 1998
- Pusan International Film Festival, 1998
Awards
- 1998 Pusan International Film Festival: Audience Award
References
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