The Blue Bird

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.

Main Cast

Hiroshi Abe

Mr. Murachi

Age : 59 | Popularity : 10%

Kanata Hongo

Shinichi Sonobe

Age : 33 | Popularity : 10%

Ayumi Ito

Ms. Shimazaki

Age : 44 | Popularity : 11%

Hajime Inoue

Mr. Ishino

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Osamu Shigematu

Mr. Miyazaki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Hiroyuki Kishi

Mr. Koizumi

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Taiga Nakano

Inoue Takeshi

Age : 31 | Popularity : 9%

Tsugumi Shinohara

Takagi Sunae

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Novel	Kiyoshi Shigematsu
	Screenplay	Kenzaburô Iida Yasuo Hasegawa
Directing	Director	Kenji Nakanishi
Department	Role	Name

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