Japan Synopsis
四月物語
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.
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
162 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. April Story sits at position #63.
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The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when April Story premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
7.1
TMDB Rating
76
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #1,946 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #151 of 406 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Rockwell Eyes |
| Runtime | 1h 7m |
| Release Date | March 14, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0146271 |