April Bride
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| Directed by | Ryuichi Hiroki |
| Written by | Hiroshi Saito |
| Starring | Nana Eikura Eita |
| Release date(s) | May 9, 2009 |
| Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
April Bride (余命1ヶ月の花嫁 Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.
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[edit] Cast
- Nana Eikura: Chie Nagashima
- Eita: Taro Akasu
- Satomi Tezuka
- Misako Yasuda
- Akira Emoto
[edit] Notes
- Based on the true story of Chie Nagashima, a woman afflicted with breast cancer and her husband Taro Akasu.
- Chie Nagashima's story was also told in a 2007 TBS documentary.
[edit] Reception
April Bride was number one in the box office in its opening weekend.[1] Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film a mostly positive review.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Jason Gray (May 12, 2009). "April Bride weds the top spot at Japanese box office". Screen Daily. http://www.screendaily.com/news/box-office/asia-pacific/april-bride-weds-the-top-spot-at-japanese-box-office/5001021.article. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Mark Schilling (May 8, 2009). "A weepy aimed straight at women". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20090508a2.html. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- April Bride at the Internet Movie Database
- April Bride at Variety Japan
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