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The Blue Bird

5.620081h 45mMovieDramaFamily

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,…

DirectorKenji Nakanishi
WritersKenzaburô Iida·Yasuo Hasegawa
ProducerAkira Moriya

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Streaming in 1 other country

The Blue Bird isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Kenji Nakanishi

HAHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Mr. Murachi
KHKanata Hongo
Kanata Hongo
Shinichi Sonobe
AIAyumi Ito
Ayumi Ito
Ms. Shimazaki
HIHajime Inoue
Hajime Inoue
Mr. Ishino
OS
Osamu Shigematu
Mr. Miyazaki
HKHiroyuki Kishi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Mr. Koizumi
TNTaiga Nakano
Taiga Nakano
Inoue Takeshi
TS
Tsugumi Shinohara
Takagi Sunae
RTRiho Takada
Riho Takada
Chiba Reika
HI
Hiroto Itô
Maekawa Shugo
MK
Moe Karasawa
Ozawa Eri
YAYuko Araki
Yuko Araki
Katayama Mai

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