April Story

April Story

April Story

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April Story

1998

1h 7m

7.2(112 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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Rockwell Eyes

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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

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十代目松本幸四郎

Brother

十代目松本幸四郎

Acting

Kio Matsumoto

Sister

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塩見三省

Shoji

塩見三省

Acting

Hirokazu Umeda

Mover

No Image

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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

Acting

つぐみ

Uzuki's Junior

No Image

Acting

江口洋介

Oda Nobunaga

江口洋介

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