April Story
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April Story is a Japan
ese short film directed by Shunji Iwai
starring Takako Matsu
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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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese short film directed by Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director/video artist, writer and documentarian.-Life and career:Iwai was born in Sendai, Japan, Miyagi prefecture. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987....
starring Takako Matsu
Takako Matsu
, born , is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. The style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing.- Profile :* Interests: Watching movies and stage plays...
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Plot
Uzuki Nireno, a shy girl from the countryside of northern HokkaidōHokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
leaves her family and gets on a train bound for Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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 MatsuTakako Matsu, born , is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. The style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing.- Profile :* Interests: Watching movies and stage plays...
as Uzuki Nireno - Seiichi TanabeSeiichi Tanabeis a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival for Hush! and at the 27th Hochi Film Award for Hush! and Harmful Insect.-Filmography:* Atashi wa juice * April Story * Blues Harp...
as Yamazaki - Kahori Fujii as Teruko Kitao
- Kazuhiko KatoKazuhiko KatoKazuhiko Kato is the name of:* Monkey Punch , manga artist and creator of Lupin III* Kazuhiko Kato , record producer and member of Sadistic Mika Band...
as The Man in the Art Gallery
Crew
- Director/Writer: Shunji Iwai
- Director of Photography: Noboru Shinoda
- Lighting Director: Yuki NakamuraYuki Nakamurais a Japanese football forward who currently plays for the Slovak 2. liga club FK Bodva Moldava nad Bodvou.-References:...
- Production Designer: Yuji Tsuzuki
DVD Editions
- Japanese R2 (No English Subtitles)
- Korean R3 (English Subtitles)
- Hong Kong R3 (Japanese dialogue, English / Full Chinese subtitles)