Blue (2002 film)

Blue
Directed by	Hiroshi Ando
Written by	Yuka Honcho
Produced by	Dai Miyazaki
Starring	Mikako Ichikawa Manami Konishi Asami Imajuku Jun Murakami
Cinematography	Kazuhiro Suzuki
Edited by	Nobuko Tomita
Music by	Otomo Yoshihide
Release date	2002 (2002)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Blue is a 2002 Japanese romantic drama directed by Hiroshi Ando based on the manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan. The film stars Mikako Ichikawa as Kayako Kirishima and Manami Konishi as Masami Endo. The film was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002, and was released in Japanese theaters in 2003.

The film is about two teenage girls, Kayako Kirishima and Masami Endō, who find their friendship turning into something more.

Plot

Kayako Kirishima, in her third year at a high school, feels a sense of isolation in school life and vague admiration and uneasiness about the future. One day she makes friends with Endō, who is isolated from her surroundings because she remained in the same class for another year. Kayako is strongly attracted by Endō, who shows her a world that she didn't know.

Cast

• Mikako Ichikawa as Kayako Kirishima
• Manami Konishi as Masami Endō
• Asami Imajuku as Mieko Nakano
• Ayano Nakamura as Chika Watanabe
• Yōko Hirayama as Sumida Emiko
• Ayaka Ota as Ayana Murai
• Sosuke Takaoka as Mizuuchi Manabu
• Tasuku Amagishi as Atsushi Kirishibabbayaro

Awards

• 24th Moscow International Film Festival : Best Actress Prize (Mikako Ichikawa)

Location

• Niigata
  • Bandai Bridge
  • Furumachi
  • Niigata Station
• Takaoka, Toyama

External links

• Blue at IMDb
• Blue Support Page
• Blue Cinema Topics