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April Story
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Title: April Story

Release Date: 14 Mar 1998

Runtime: 1h 7m

Genre: Romance, Drama

Director: Rockwell Eyes

Production Companies: Rockwell Eyes

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (96 votes)

Cast

  • Uzuki Nireno: Takako Matsu
  • Yamazaki: Seiichi Tanabe
  • Teruko Kitao: Kaori Fujii
  • Saeko Sono: Rumi
  • Kato: Kazuhiko Kato
  • Salaryman: Ken Mitsuishi
  • Father: Matsumoto Hakuō II
  • Mother: Noriko Fujima
  • Brother: Matsumoto Kōshirō X
  • Sister: Kio Matsumoto
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