Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring

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Audience Score
80
Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring
NR 27 minDrama, Romance, Comedy, AnimationMaison Ikkoku PosterPart of Maison Ikkoku
Kyoko Otonashi is a 22-year-old widow. Six months have passed since the sudden death of her husband, Soichiro. In her resolve to move on, she has recently taken over the management of a boarding house owned by her father-in-law. She now finds herself reminiscing about the few seasons that she and Soichiro had together, and about the first time that she saw him: when he became her geology teacher during her final year of high school. This prequel is the third and final OVA released after the conclusion of MAISON IKKOKU, an animated series based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi. The past events are retold through flashback sequences using scenes from the television series, with narration by Sumi Shimamoto as Kyoko.
StarringSumi ShimamotoHideyuki TanakaIssei Futamata
DirectorShigeharu Shiba

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Kitty Films, Studio Deen
Movie Tags:
flashbackwidowmarried coupletold in flashbackboarding housejapanese womanjapanese man

Maison Ikkoku

A new manager, Kyoko Otonashi, has arrived at Ikkokukan, a very old wooden apartment building. Yusaku Godai, a Ronin who lives in room 5, falls in love with Kyoko Otonashi. It depicts the lively daily life of Ikkokukan, a place where unique people gather, centering on the love story between a young widowed manager and her younger lodger.