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Blue Buds

195635mMovieRomanceDrama

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.

DirectorHideo Suzuki
WriterZenzō Matsuyama
ProducerSanezumi Fujimoto

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Cast · Directed by Hideo Suzuki

IYIzumi Yukimura
Izumi Yukimura
Noriko (student)
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Noriko’s father
YTYōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa
Bride
NKNijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Noriko’s mother
ATAkira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Groom
EMEiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Female teacher
SY
Shinji Yamada
Mitsuo Sawaki
KSKenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara
Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)
WŌWataru Ōmae
Wataru Ōmae
Kawashima (delinquent student)
YNYutaka Nakayama
Yutaka Nakayama
Nida (delinquent student)
RS
Reiko Shimizu
Tokiko (Noriko’s friend)
AU
Akemi Ueno
Kazuko (Noriko’s friend)

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