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| Directed by | Ryūichi Hiroki |
| Written by | Hiroshi Saito |
| Starring | Nana Eikura Eita |
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| Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $32,112,343 |
April Bride (余命1ヶ月の花嫁, Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome) is a 2009 Japanese biographical romantic drama film directed by Ryūichi Hiroki.
Plot
On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live.
Cast
- Nana Eikura: Chie Nagashima
- Eita: Taro Akasu
- Satomi Tezuka
- Misako Yasuda
- Akira Emoto
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.
Reception
April Bride was number one in the box office in its opening weekend. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film a mostly positive review.
References
- "April Bride".
- Jason Gray (May 12, 2009). "April Bride weds the top spot at Japanese box office". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- Mark Schilling (May 8, 2009). "A weepy aimed straight at women". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- April Bride at IMDb
- April Bride at Variety Japan
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