April Story

Nan
1h 7m
1998
7.168 /10 (116)

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : English, 日本語
Released Date: 1998-03-14

Top Billed Cast

Takako Matsu

Uzuki Nireno

Seiichi Tanabe

Yamazaki

Kaori Fujii

Teruko Kitao

Rumi

Saeko Sono

Kazuhiko Kato

Kato

Ken Mitsuishi

Salaryman

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Father

Noriko Fujima

Mother

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Brother

Kio Matsumoto

Sister

Sansei Shiomi

Shoji

Hirokazu Umeda

Mover

Akio Shouji

Mover

Katsunari Mineno

Mover

Kanji Tsuda

Fukatsu

Tatsuya Ishii

Akechi Mitsuhide

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