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Director:
Hiroshi Ando
Writers:
Kiriko Nananan (comic)
Yuka Honcho (screenplay)
Release Date:
29 March 2003 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan, the love of her life eventually leaves her for her boyfriend in Tokyo. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
No English subs on DVD... more (2 total)

Cast

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Mikako Ichikawa ... Kayako Kirishima
Manami Konishi ... Masami Endo
Asami Imajuku ... Mieko Nakano
Jun Murakami ... Older guy
Sosuke Takaoka ... Manabu Mizuuchi
Kenzô Kawarasaki ... Teacher of world history
Asahi Yoshida ... Teacher of art
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Ayano Nakamura ... Chika Watanabe
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Runtime:
Russia:116 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Company:
Blue Production Partnership more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
No English subs on DVD..., 12 May 2005
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Author: snavecire from Nevada

When Blue had its too-short art house theatrical run, it was subtitled in English. Naturally I missed it, and recently picked up the DVD having heard raves. The DVD has no subtitles at all, which is somewhat baffling given that the translation work had already been done. Does anyone know of a source for a script, or an otherwise easily translatable source for the dialog? Several small theaters I've attended actually distributed typed scripts in English for films with spotty subtitles. If anyone had the dialog for Blue, I'd sure like to read it.

The movie's deliberate pace, calm tone and long uninterrupted takes (5-10 minutes in some cases) really set it apart from more conventional Japanese (and American) fare. Mikako Ichikawa, who may be known to some from her supporting roles in Cutie Honey and Jam Films 2's "Armchair Theory", is impressive. Her character's restraint and painful shyness comes across almost completely through her eyes. She seems almost impenetrable, yet fragile.

This story would have genuine appeal to the U.S. art cinema crowd. Anyone who enjoyed Ghost World could do a lot worse: Blue captures the outsider feel of Clowes' characters without the forced quirkiness.

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