April Story

A girl trades tidal sounds for train horns. She heads to Tokyo to explain herself to strangers. The resulting film is less confession and more quiet collision.

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Shunji Iwai directed April Story in 1998. See Shunji Iwai's full filmography, where to start with Shunji Iwai, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shunji Iwai.

April Story was released in 1998 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 67 minutes.