Blue Buds
May 3, 1956•0h 35m
RomanceDrama
Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.
Director
Hideo SuzukiCast
Izumi Yukimura
Noriko (student)
Kamatari Fujiwara
Noriko’s father
Yōko Tsukasa
Bride
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Noriko’s mother
Akira Takarada
Groom
Eiko Miyoshi
Female teacher
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Shinji Yamada
Mitsuo Sawaki
Kenji Sahara
Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)
Wataru Ōmae
Kawashima (delinquent student)
Yutaka Nakayama
Nida (delinquent student)
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Reiko Shimizu
Tokiko (Noriko’s friend)
?
Akemi Ueno
Kazuko (Noriko’s friend)
Noriko Honma
Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
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Kōji Iwamoto
?
Kenzo Echigo
Teruko Mita
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Akio Kusama