The Blue Pearl

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The Blue Pearl (1951)

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Drama, Romance · 1h 37m

The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are portrayed as diametric opposites; the former meek but affectionate, the latter strong-willed but jaded by a tryst with metropolitan life.

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Cast

Ryō Ikebe Nishida Yukiko Shimazaki Noe Yuriko Hamada Riu Takashi Shimura Fujiki
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Reizaburo Yamamoto Kan Yanagiya Shintaro Bokuzen Hidari Riu's father Kokuten Kōdō Noe's uncle Yuriko Hanabusa Noriko Honma Riu's mother Eiko Miyoshi Noe's aunt
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Masako Ōshiro

Crew

Director
Ishirō Honda
Writer
Ishirō Honda
Director of Photography
Tadashi Iimura
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki

Details

Original title
青い眞珠
Release date
1951-08-03
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TOHO