April Fish
1986, Japanese. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Nobuhiko ObayashiDirector
- Yukihiro TakahashiShohei Nemoto
- Kyō KanokoMari Marimura
- Miyoko AkazaFujiko Kinugasa
- Wakaba IrieAki
- Yuji MiyakeKobayashi the Tile Craftsman
- Masaaki ShireiSelf
- Kangorō NakamuraDirector
- Asuka HisashiScripter
- Norikazu KobayashiAssistant Director
- Yoshitaka SakamotoCameraman
- Akio YokoyamaManager
- Toru MinegishiEntertainment Reporter
Details
- Released
- 31 May 1986
- Original title
- 四月の魚
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- James Miki, Tadashi Naitô, Nobuhiko Obayashi
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April Fish runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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April Fish isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 May 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like April Fish?
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Who directed April Fish?
April Fish (1986) was directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and stars Yukihiro Takahashi, Kyō Kanoko, Miyoko Akaza.