Blue (2001 film)

Blue
Directed by Hiroshi Ando
Produced by Dai Miyazaki
Written by Yuka Honcho
Starring Mikako Ichikawa
Manami Konishi
Asami Imajuku
Jun Murakami
Music by Otomo Yoshihide
Cinematography Kazuhiro Suzuki
Edited by Nobuko Tomita
Release dates
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
116 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Blue is a 2002 Japanese romantic drama directed by Hiroshi Ando based on the manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan. The film stars Mikako Ichikawa as Kayako Kirishima and Manami Konishi as Masami Endo. The film was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002,[1] and was released in Japanese theaters in 2003.

The film is about two teenage girls, Kayako Kirishima and Masami Endō, who find their friendship turning into something more.

Plot

Kayako Kirishima, in her third year at a high school, feels a sense of isolation in school life and vague admiration and uneasiness about the future. One day she makes friends with Endō, who is isolated from her surroundings because she remained in the same class for another year. Kayako is strongly attracted by Endō, who shows her a world that she didn't know.

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References

  1. Ando, Hiroshi (2003-03-29), Blue, retrieved 2016-07-10
  2. "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

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