Aoi shinju

Name: Aoi shinju
Released: 1951
Rating: 77.73
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Kokuten Kôdô, Ryô Ikebe, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Yukiko Shimazaki

1951

Drama

1h 37m

The Blue Pearl 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.

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The Blue Pearl

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Japanese

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1951

Drama

1h 37m

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Rated 30 Aug 2023

Ishirô Honda, always a innovator, finally gets to direct a movie at the age of 40, after spending many years assisting. The future Godzilla (and other beloved monsters) director, starts off his directorial career by doing Japan's first underwater adventure. Mainly capturing girls diving for pearls in a solid, but somewhat standard drama when on shore. Does make good use of the rural surroundings to frame this story, which comes alive most when built around jealousy.

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