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April Story
April Story
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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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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
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Noriko Fujima

Mother

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十代目 松本幸四郎

Brother

十代目 松本幸四郎
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Kio Matsumoto

Sister

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塩見三省

Shoji

塩見三省
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Hirokazu Umeda

Mover

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Akio Shouji

Mover

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Katsunari Mineno

Mover

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津田寛治

Fukatsu

津田寛治
Acting

Tatsuya Ishii

Akechi Mitsuhide

Tatsuya Ishii
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つぐみ

Uzuki's Junior

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Acting

江口洋介

Oda Nobunaga

江口洋介

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