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Blue Spring

Original title: Aoi haru
  • 2001
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.1K
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Blue Spring (2001)
Drama

A group of a run-down Tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up, growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future, while living in a highly violent environm... Read allA group of a run-down Tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up, growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future, while living in a highly violent environment.A group of a run-down Tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up, growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future, while living in a highly violent environment.

  • Director
    • Toshiaki Toyoda
  • Writers
    • Toshiaki Toyoda
    • Taiyô Matsumoto
  • Stars
    • Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Hirofumi Arai
    • Sôsuke Takaoka
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Toshiaki Toyoda
    • Writers
      • Toshiaki Toyoda
      • Taiyô Matsumoto
    • Stars
      • Ryûhei Matsuda
      • Hirofumi Arai
      • Sôsuke Takaoka
    • 26User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Ryûhei Matsuda
    Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Kujo
    Hirofumi Arai
    Hirofumi Arai
    • Aoki
    Sôsuke Takaoka
    Sôsuke Takaoka
    • Yukio
    Yûsuke Ohshiba
    • Kimura
    Yûta Yamazaki
    • Ota
    Shûgo Oshinari
    • Yoshimura
    Takashi Tsukamoto
    Takashi Tsukamoto
    • Freshman in Baseball Club
    Eita Nagayama
    Eita Nagayama
    • Obake (Ghost)
    • (as Eita)
    Onimaru
    • Suzuki
    Kiyohiko Shibukawa
    • Leader of Rival School Gang
    • (as Kee)
    Kyôko Koizumi
    Kyôko Koizumi
    • Kiosk Woman
    Mame Yamada
    • Hanada-sensei
    Genta Dairaku
    • Guidance Counselor
    Erena
    • High-school girl
    Hiroyuki Kobayashi
    Nobuo Kyô
    Ichi Omiya
      • Director
        • Toshiaki Toyoda
      • Writers
        • Toshiaki Toyoda
        • Taiyô Matsumoto
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      • Quotes

        Kujo: People who know what they want... they scare me.

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      User reviews26

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      8/10
      the wonder years...
      I'm told the title Aoi Haru can be read two ways: "blue spring" or "teenage years". Anyway, I liked this movie. What I liked were the dark aspects of this movie and the attempts at symbolism. What I didn't like was the somewhat aimlessness of the plot and the attempts at symbolism. I find it a lot like "go" which also has Hirofumi Arai (Aoki). Both violent highschool movies. Some people have compared it to Battle Royale... although I think this has a better basis in reality. Someone mentioned this movie was strung together from several short manga stories, which makes sense, since we tend to jump through several character's story lines. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, as we get to see where each character is coming from and where they end up. The variety is nice but it I felt like the movie lost it's focus at points. Overall, though, I felt it draws the viewer in and manages to stay kinetic throughout. There was rarely a boring moment. Even a girl waiting for her boyfriend ended up being very amusing. The movie is rather violent and disturbing at points, but managed to still be funny and introspective. I'd probably recommend it to people who can still remember what highschool was like.
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      • Apr 7, 2006

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      • Release date
        • June 29, 2002 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official site
        • Official site (Japan)
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Синяя весна
      • Production companies
        • Filmmakers
        • Omega Micott Inc.
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      • Budget
        • $800,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 23 minutes
      • Color
        • Color

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