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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 3, 1951
Director
Producers
Studio
TOHO
Original Title
青い眞珠
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →R
Ryō Ikebe
Nishida
Y
Yukiko Shimazaki
Noe
Y
Yuriko Hamada
Riu
T
Takashi Shimura
Fujiki
R
Reizaburo Yamamoto
K
Kan Yanagiya
Shintaro
B
Bokuzen Hidari
Riu's father
K
Kokuten Kōdō
Noe's uncle
Y
Yuriko Hanabusa
N
Noriko Honma
Riu's mother
E
Eiko Miyoshi
Noe's aunt
M
Masako Ōshiro
Y
Yoshiko Hirose
K
Kazuko Igarashi
Y
Yoshie Kihira
S
Sumie Kuwabara
Y
Yaeko Izumo
T
Tsuruko Mano
S
Sachio Sakai
Yanagiya
S
Senkichi Ōmura
