The Blue Pearl

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 3, 1951

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Kokuten Kōdō,Kan Yanagiya,Sandayuu Dokumamushi,Reizaburo Yamamoto,Kazuko Igarashi,Yukiko Shimazaki,Ryō Ikebe,Sumie Kuwabara,Senkichi Ōmura,Eiko Miyoshiand 15 more

Director

Ishirō Honda

Writer

Katsuro Yamada,Ishirō Honda

Producer

Sōjirō Motoki,Iwao Mori

Cinematography

Tadashi Iimura

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0043290