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.
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Stars:
- Ishirō Honda
Writing:
- Ishirō Honda
- Katsuro Yamada
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Release Date: 1951-08-03
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 97