The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

2008
1h 45m
5.4

5.4/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Bandai Visual
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 青い鳥
Release Date November 29, 2008
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt1313093

Cast

Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe

Mr. Murachi

Kanata Hongo
Kanata Hongo

Shinichi Sonobe

Ayumi Ito
Ayumi Ito

Ms. Shimazaki

Hajime Inoue
Hajime Inoue

Mr. Ishino

Osamu Shigematu
Osamu Shigematu

Mr. Miyazaki

Hiroyuki Kishi
Hiroyuki Kishi

Mr. Koizumi

Taiga Nakano
Taiga Nakano

Inoue Takeshi

Tsugumi Shinohara
Tsugumi Shinohara

Takagi Sunae

Riho Takada
Riho Takada

Chiba Reika

Hiroto Itô
Hiroto Itô

Maekawa Shugo

Moe Karasawa
Moe Karasawa

Ozawa Eri

Yuko Araki
Yuko Araki

Katayama Mai

Key Crew

Kenji Nakanishi
Director
Kenzaburô Iida
Screenplay
Yasuo Hasegawa
Screenplay
Akira Moriya
Producer