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The Blue Bird

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, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.

Top Cast

  • Hiroshi Abe

    Hiroshi Abe

    Mr. Murachi

  • Kanata Hongo

    Kanata Hongo

    Shinichi Sonobe

  • Ayumi Ito

    Ayumi Ito

    Ms. Shimazaki

  • Hajime Inoue

    Hajime Inoue

    Mr. Ishino

  • Osamu Shigematu

    Osamu Shigematu

    Mr. Miyazaki

  • Hiroyuki Kishi

    Hiroyuki Kishi

    Mr. Koizumi

  • Taiga Nakano

    Taiga Nakano

    Inoue Takeshi

  • Tsugumi Shinohara

    Tsugumi Shinohara

    Takagi Sunae

  • Riho Takada

    Riho Takada

    Chiba Reika

Overview

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, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.

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