April Story
Trailer: April Story
Year: 1998
Studio: Rockwell Eyes
Director: Shunji Iwai
Cast: Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii, Rumi, Kazuhiko Kato, Ken Mitsuishi
Crew: Shunji Iwai (Director), Shunji Iwai (Writer), Shunji Iwai (Music), Hidemi Satani (Producer), Noboru Shinoda (Director of Photography), Shunji Iwai (Editor)
Runtime: 67 minutes
Release: Mar 14, 1998
IMDb: 7.31/10 by 103 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: English, 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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