

The Blue Pearl
1951-08-03 · 97 min · ★ 7.5
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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- Directors
- Ishirō Honda
- Production companies
- TOHO
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ryō IkebeNishida
Yukiko ShimazakiNoe
Yuriko HamadaRiu
Takashi ShimuraFujiki
Kan YanagiyaShintaro
Bokuzen HidariRiu's father
Kokuten KōdōNoe's uncle
Yuriko Hanabusa
Noriko HonmaRiu's mother
Eiko MiyoshiNoe's aunt
Yoshiko Hirose
Yaeko Izumo
Tsuruko Mano
Sachio SakaiYanagiya
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