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The Blue Pearl
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The Blue Pearl

1951-08-03 · 97 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Romance

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 IkebeRyō IkebeNishida
Yukiko ShimazakiYukiko ShimazakiNoe
Yuriko HamadaYuriko HamadaRiu
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraFujiki
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Kan YanagiyaKan YanagiyaShintaro
Bokuzen HidariBokuzen HidariRiu's father
Kokuten KōdōKokuten KōdōNoe's uncle
Yuriko HanabusaYuriko Hanabusa
Noriko HonmaNoriko HonmaRiu's mother
Eiko MiyoshiEiko MiyoshiNoe's aunt
Masako Ōshiro
Yoshiko HiroseYoshiko Hirose
Kazuko Igarashi
Yoshie Kihira
Sumie Kuwabara
Yaeko IzumoYaeko Izumo
Tsuruko ManoTsuruko Mano
Sachio SakaiSachio SakaiYanagiya
Senkichi ŌmuraSenkichi Ōmura

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