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The Blue Pearl (1951)
97 min

The Blue Pearl (1951)

97 min

Though recognized worldwide almost exclusively for his colorful kaiju fare, director Ishiro Honda (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra) was a natural humanist with a particular understanding of the relationship between people and their social environs...See moreThough recognized worldwide almost exclusively for his colorful kaiju fare, director Ishiro Honda (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra) was a natural humanist with a particular understanding of the relationship between people and their social environs. His debut fiction feature, The Blue Pearl (Aoi Shinju) - virtually unseen in the west until now - depicts the melodramatic, but keenly-observed 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. Nonetheless, Honda provides equal weight to their desires and their ambitions to break free from the social mold imposed upon them from birth. See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Yuriko Hamada Actress Actress See fewer	Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)
Reizaburô Yamamoto Actor Actor See fewer	Drunken Angel (1948)
Ryô Ikebe Actor Actor See fewer	Pale Flower (1964)
Shigeo Katô Lighthouse keeper assistant Lighthouse keeper assistant See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Kokuten Kôdô Actor Actor See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Yukiko Shimazaki Actress Actress See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Takashi Shimura Actor Actor See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)