April Bride (余命1ヶ月の花嫁, Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome) is a 2009 Japanese biographical romantic drama film directed by Ryūichi Hiroki.
April Bride | |
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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[1] |
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.
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]