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    The Blue Bird

    105'

    2008-11-29

    5.6

    Drama,Family

    Overview:

    Higashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been bullied, attempted suicide last term. On the first day of the new term, a substitute teacher arrives to take the second year class. When the teacher, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.

    DirectingKenji NakanishiWritingKiyoshi Shigematsu

    Cast

    4

    Mr. Murachi

    Hiroshi Abe

    2

    Shinichi Sonobe

    Kanata Hongo

    2

    Ms. Shimazaki

    Ayumi Ito

    1

    Mr. Ishino

    Hajime Inoue

    1

    Mr. Miyazaki

    Osamu Shigematu

    1

    Mr. Koizumi

    Hiroyuki Kishi

    2

    Inoue Takeshi

    Taiga Nakano

    1

    Takagi Sunae

    Tsugumi Shinohara

    2

    Chiba Reika

    Riho Takada

    1

    Maekawa Shugo

    Hiroto Itô

    1

    Ozawa Eri

    Moe Karasawa

    3

    Katayama Mai

    Yuko Araki

    1

    Moe Miura

    1

    Hayakawa Yuka

    Moe Arai

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Japan
    • List of languages:
      1. Japanese
    • List of companies:
      1. Bandai Visual
    • Vote Count: 9
    • Popularity: 0.7752
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:青い鳥

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