April Fools

Apr 1, 2015

2h 0m

★ 5.3

Overview

Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as a bad April Fools joke. Refusing to believe he could possibly be the father of Ayumi’s baby after just one night together, Wataru takes a woman named Reiko on a date to an Italian restaurant. However, Ayumi also shows up, leading to a major incident.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

TOHO

Kyodo Television

April Fools Trailers

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Cast

Ayumi Nitta

Erika Toda

Wataru Makino

Tori Matsuzaka

Reiko

Nanao

Restaurant Receptionist

Yusuke Santamaria

Restaurant Owner Chef

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Royal Gentleman

Kōtarō Satomi

Royal Madam

Sumiko Fuji

Poor Kidnapper

Susumu Terajima

Nice Driver

Kenichi Takitoh

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Mother

Sayaka Yamaguchi

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