Japan Synopsis
エイプリルフールズ
Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as a bad April Fools joke. Refusing to believe he could possibly be the father of Ayumi’s baby after just one night together, Wataru takes a woman named Reiko on a date to an Italian restaurant. However, Ayumi also shows up, leading to a major incident.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with April Fools. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2014–2016 Japan Window
In the crowded 2014-2016 Japan release window, April Fools sits at #529 of 581. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when April Fools premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3111th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,110 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,298 of 1,411 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | April 1, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4231508 |
| Official Site | aprilfools.jp |