• Nov 29, 2008
  • 105 min
  • Full-HD

The Blue Bird (2008)

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.

Category
Country
Japan
Companies
Bandai Visual

Hiroshi Abe

Mr. Murachi

Kanata Hongo

Shinichi Sonobe

Ayumi Ito

Ms. Shimazaki

Hajime Inoue

Mr. Ishino

Osamu Shigematu

Mr. Miyazaki

Hiroyuki Kishi

Mr. Koizumi

Taiga Nakano

Inoue Takeshi

Tsugumi Shinohara

Takagi Sunae

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