is a 2009 Japanese biographical

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film directed by

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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

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: Chie Nagashima *

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: Taro Akasu * Satomi Tezuka * Misako Yasuda *

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Notes

*Based on the true story of Chie Nagashima, a woman afflicted with

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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. Mark Schilling of

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gave the film a mostly positive review.

References

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