Release Date

29 Nov, 2008

Runtime

01:45: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Higashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been bullied, attempted suicide last term. On the first day of the new term, a substitute teacher arrives to take the second year class. When the teacher, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.

Original Title

青い鳥

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Actors

阿部寛

本郷奏多

伊藤歩

井上肇

重松収

岸博之

仲野太賀

Tsugumi Shinohara

高田里穂

Hiroto Itô

Moe Karasawa

新木優子

三浦萌

荒井萌

Crew

中西健二

飯田健三郎

重松清

長谷川康夫

森谷晁育