

April Bride
2009, Japanese. Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.
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. A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the information from her boyfriend. When he finds out, he decides to plan a wedding even though she only has one month to live. Based on the true story of Chie Nagashima, a women afflicted with breast cancer and her husband Taro Akasu.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 9 May 2009
- Original title
- 余命1ヶ月の花嫁
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hiroshi Saito
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April Bride runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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April Bride isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 May 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed April Bride?
April Bride (2009) was directed by Ryuichi Hiroki and stars Eita Nagayama, Nana Eikura, Akira Emoto.