April, Come She Will

April, Come She Will

Directed by Tomokazu Yamada

Produced by TOHO, AOI Pro.

2024108 min7.0 / 10

A melancholic mystery-romance that interweaves a psychiatrist's present crisis with the ghost of a lost love, exploring how the past disrupts the present.

Shun Fujishiro is a psychiatrist and works at a university hospital in Tokyo. He is engaged to Yayoi Sakamoto. One day in April, when he is about to marry Yayoi Sakamoto, he receives a letter from his first love Haru Iyoda. They dated 10 years ago. Suddenly, his fiancé Yayoi Sakamoto disappears.

Questions people ask

  • Is April, Come She Will sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is April, Come She Will violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does April, Come She Will end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is April, Come She Will easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is April, Come She Will scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like April, Come She Will

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as April, Come She Will

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like April, Come She Will, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like April, Come She Will, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like April, Come She Will, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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