April Story
# April Story

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 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.

## Cast

* Takako Matsu as Uzuki Nireno
* Seiichi Tanabe as Yamazaki
* Kahori Fujii as Teruko Kitao
* Kazuhiko Kato as The Man in the Art Gallery
* Go Jibiki
* Matsumoto Kōshirō IX as Uzuki's father
* Ichikawa Somegorō VII as Uzuki's brother
* Yōsuke Eguchi as Oda Nobunaga
* Tatsuya Ishii as Akechi Mitsuhide

## 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

* Toronto International Film Festival, 1998
* Pusan International Film Festival, 1998

## Awards

* 1998 Pusan International Film Festival: Audience Award
