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Japanese | 四月は君の嘘 |
Directed by | Takehiko Shinjō |
Screenplay by | Yukari Tatsui |
Based on |
Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa |
Starring |
Suzu Hirose Kento Yamazaki |
Music by | Ryō Yoshimata |
Distributed by | Toho |
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122 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | US$11.44 million |
Your Lie in April is a 2016 Japanese youth music romance film directed by Takehiko Shinjō, written by Yukari Tatsui , starring Suzu Hirose and Kento Yamazaki and based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa . It was released in Japan by Toho on September 10, 2016.
Arima was a child prodigy in playing piano, his mother was desperate in making him win all competitions and making him the best pianist he can be. A tragedy happened resulting Arima to stop playing piano. One day he saw a girl freely playing the violin, Kaori. They soon became friends and Kaori wanted Arima to play the piano again and for them to play together in competitions.
The theme song of the film is "Last Scene" by Ikimono-gakari.
The film was third placed on its opening weekend, with ¥244.6 million in gross and 200,036 admissions.