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April Story

1998 · 67 min

A gentle, quiet drift through a shy girl's first spring in the city, tender and nostalgic, with small moments that linger.

Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii
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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Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • love
    • isolation
    • identity
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    • school
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Starring
    Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii, Rumi, Kazuhiko Kato, Ken Mitsuishi, Matsumoto Hakuō II, Noriko Fujima
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    Runtime
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    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese, English

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