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.
Romance + Drama in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding April Story itself).
Other Titles From Rockwell Eyes
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
April Story holds position #63 of 162 Japan films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including April Story. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1144th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
76 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |