The Blue Pearl (1951)
1h 37m
Running Time
August 3, 1951Release Date
The Blue Pearl (1951)
1h 37m
Running Time
August 3, 1951Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Ryō Ikebe
Nishida
Yukiko Shimazaki
Noe
Yuriko Hamada
Riu
Takashi Shimura
Fujiki
Shigeo Katô
Lighthouse keeper assistant
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Kan Yanagiya
Shintaro
Bokuzen Hidari
Riu's father
Kokuten Kōdō
Noe's uncle
Yuriko Hanabusa
Noriko Honma
Riu's mother
Eiko Miyoshi
Noe's aunt
Sachio Sakai
Yanagiya
Sandayuu Dokumamushi
Yoshi
Takashi Matsuyama
Production Design
Tadashi Iimura
Director of Photography
Ishirō Honda
Director / Writer
Katsuro Yamada
Author
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Tadashi Hattori
Music
Chôshichirô Mikami
Sound Recordist
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician
Kihachi Okamoto
Assistant Director
Iwao Mori
Executive Producer
Tsuruko Mano
Yaeko Izumo
Sumie Kuwabara
Yoshie Kihira
Kazuko Igarashi
Yoshiko Hirose
Senkichi Ōmura
Shiro Mizutani
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 3, 1951
Original Name青い眞珠
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
Aoi Shinju (Japanese: 青い真珠, lit. 'The Blue Pearl') is a 1951 Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda, his first feature film. The story is based on Umi no haien (lit. 'The Decedent Paradise of the Sea''). It is about a pearl divers and is filmed in a semi-documentary style. The film was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd in Japan on August 3, 1951.