April Bride Explained

April Bride
Director:	Ryūichi Hiroki
Starring:	Nana Eikura Eita
Runtime:	129 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Gross:	$32,112,343^[1]

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.^[2] Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film a mostly positive review.^[3]

External links

• • • April Bride at Variety Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: April Bride.
2. Web site: Jason Gray . April Bride weds the top spot at Japanese box office . . May 12, 2009 . 2009-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090516061909/http://www.screendaily.com/news/box-office/asia-pacific/april-bride-weds-the-top-spot-at-japanese-box-office/5001021.article. 16 May 2009 . live.
3. Web site: Mark Schilling . A weepy aimed straight at women . . May 8, 2009 . 2009-06-01.