1998 Japanese film
April Story Directed by Shunji Iwai Written by Shunji Iwai Produced by Hidemi Satani Starring Cinematography Noboru Shinoda Edited by Shunji Iwai Music by Shunji Iwai Distributed by Rockwell Eyes Release date
March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14 )
Running time
67 min. Country Japan Language Japanese
April Story (Japanese : 四月物語 ) is a Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai starring Takako Matsu .
Plot
Uzuki Nireno, a shy girl from the countryside of northern Hokkaidō , leaves her family for university in Tokyo , which she chose in order to follow the local boy she fell in love with. However she fits it unfriendly and is lonely.
Cast
Crew
Director/Writer/Editor/Composer: Shunji Iwai
Director of Photography: Noboru Shinoda
Lighting Director: Yuki Nakamura
Production Designer: Yuji Tsuzuki
DVD Editions
Japanese R2 (No English Subtitles)
Korean R3 (English Subtitles)
Hong Kong R3 (Japanese dialogue, English / Full Chinese subtitles)
Festivals
Awards
1998 Pusan International Film Festival: Audience Award
References
External links
Director
Unknown Child (1991, TV)
The Man Who Came to Kill (1991, TV)
Ghost Soup (1992, TV)
Maria (1992, TV)
A Tin of Crab Meat (1992, TV)
A Summer Solstice Story (1992, TV)
Omelette (1992, TV)
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1995)
Fried Dragon Fish (1993, TV)
The Snow King (1993, TV)
Undo (1994)
Lunatic Love (1994, TV)
Love Letter (1995)
Picnic (1996)
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
April Story (1997)
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Jam Films (2002)
Hana and Alice (2004)
New York, I Love You (2008)
Vampire (2011)
The Case of Hana & Alice (2015)
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016)
Last Letter (2018)
Last Letter (2020)
Kyrie (2023)
Producer Documentaries Music videos
Moon Riders: Knit Cap Man (1998)
Collaborators