Synopsis
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.
April Story (1998) is a 1h 7min romance feature film by Shunji Iwai. In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii, Rumi, Kazuhiko Kato, Ken Mitsuishi, Matsumoto Hakuō II, Noriko Fujima
Original language
English
First release
March 14, 1998 (Japan)
Setting
Tokyo
Crew
Screenplay
Shunji Iwai
Cinematography
Noboru Shinoda
Editing
Shunji Iwai
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 generic - Japanese Classics
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
- Busan International Film Festival 1998 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1998 generic
Soundtracks
| CD | April Story Original Soundtrack = 四月のピアノ～映画「四月物語」オリジナル・サウンドトラック - Moe Kishiuchi, Shinpachi Tsuboi, Johannes Brahms (1998) | 1 release, 1998: BMG |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | March 14, 1998 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 8, 2000 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 25, 2013 |
Full credits
| Director | Shunji Iwai |
| 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), Tsugumi (Uzuki's Junior), Yosuke Eguchi (Oda Nobunaga) |
| Screenplay | Shunji Iwai |
| Cinematography | Noboru Shinoda |
| Editing | Shunji Iwai |
| Sound | Jun Nakamura |
Additional data: TMDB.
