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Brief Synopsis
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A young woman, Nireno, travels from Hokkaido to Tokyo to begin college. Shy and naive, she lets herself be befriended by pushy Sano, who persuades her to join a fishing club. Conscious of the huge changes that come with new independence, Nireno nonetheless retains her innocent attitude. Even a perve
Cast & Crew
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Shunji Iwai
Director
Kio Matsumoto
Tadayuki Kawase
Go Biki
Ken Mitshishi
Yosuke Eguchi
Film Details
Also Known As
Shigatsu Monogatari
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Location
Hokkaido, Japan; Tokyo, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Synopsis
A young woman, Nireno, travels from Hokkaido to Tokyo to begin college. Shy and naive, she lets herself be befriended by pushy Sano, who persuades her to join a fishing club. Conscious of the huge changes that come with new independence, Nireno nonetheless retains her innocent attitude. Even a pervert in a cinema cannot make her cynical, and when she meets again the boy she has a crush on, she decides to take a chance and share an umbrella with him.
Director
Shunji Iwai
Director
Cast
Kio Matsumoto
Tadayuki Kawase
Go Biki
Ken Mitshishi
Yosuke Eguchi
Haruko Yazawa
Noriko Fujima
Kahori Fujii
Tatsuya Ishii
Yumiko Kikuta
Masato Ibu
Sansei Shiomi
Koshiro Matsumoto
Megu Takyo
Kanji Tsuda
Taro Ochiai
Hirokazu Umeda
Jun'ichi Tsubozono
Somegoro Ichikawa
Seiichi Tanaba
Katsunari Mineno
Kazuhiko Kato
Crew
Shunji Iwai
Editor
Shunji Iwai
Producer
Shunji Iwai
Screenplay
Hidekazu Kakesu
Post-Production Supervisor
Moe Kishiuchi
Music
Jun Nakamura
Sound Design
Yuki Nakamura
Lighting Director
Hidemi Satani
Line Producer
Noboru Shinoda
Director Of Photography
Hiromi Shintani
Costumes
Shinpachi Tsuboi
Music
Hitoshi Tsurumaki
Sound
Yuji Tsuzuki
Production Designer
Isao Yukisada
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Shigatsu Monogatari
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Location
Hokkaido, Japan; Tokyo, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
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Released in United States 1998
Released in United States 1998
