The Blue Bird
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.
Year: 2008
Studio: Bandai Visual
Director: Kenji Nakanishi
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Kanata Hongo, Ayumi Ito, Hajime Inoue, Osamu Shigematu, Hiroyuki Kishi
Crew: Kenji Nakanishi (Director), Kenzaburô Iida (Screenplay), Kiyoshi Shigematsu (Novel), Yasuo Hasegawa (Screenplay)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Release: Nov 29, 2008
IMDb: 5.40/10 by 8 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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