April Bride
| April Bride | |
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 Film poster | |
| 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 (Japanese: 余命1ヶ月の花嫁, Hepburn: 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
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.