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The Blue Pearl (1951)

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ryō IkebeRyō IkebeNishida
  • Photo of Yukiko ShimazakiYukiko ShimazakiNoe
  • Photo of Yuriko HamadaYuriko HamadaRiu
  • Photo of Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraFujiki
  • Photo of Reizaburo YamamotoReizaburo Yamamoto
  • Photo of Kan YanagiyaKan YanagiyaShintaro
  • Photo of Bokuzen HidariBokuzen HidariRiu's father
  • Photo of Kokuten KōdōKokuten KōdōNoe's uncle
  • Photo of Yuriko HanabusaYuriko Hanabusa
  • Photo of Noriko HonmaNoriko HonmaRiu's mother

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