Blue Buds

Original title: 青い芽

Duration: 35 min

Release date: 1956-05-03

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Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.

Romance Drama

青い芽

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as Noriko (student)

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Noriko’s father

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

as Noriko’s mother

as Female teacher

as Mitsuo Sawaki

as Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)

as Kawashima (delinquent student)

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

as Nida (delinquent student)

as Tokiko (Noriko’s friend)

as Kazuko (Noriko’s friend)

as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

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Yōjirō Ishizaka

Yōjirō Ishizaka

Zenzō Matsuyama

Zenzō Matsuyama

Ryōichi Hattori

Ryōichi Hattori

Director of Photography

Yoshirō Muraki

Chôshichirô Mikami

Chôshichirô Mikami

Sound Recordist

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Kôichi Iwashita

Kôichi Iwashita

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