Ryō Ikebe
Nishida
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.
Release Date | 1951-08-03 |
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Runtime | 1h 37m |
Directors | Ishirō Honda, Kihachi Okamoto, Tadashi Iimura |
Producer | Sōjirō Motoki |
Writers | Ishirō Honda, Katsuro Yamada |