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A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.


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.

Ryō Ikebe
Nishida

Yukiko Shimazaki
Noe

Yuriko Hamada
Riu

Takashi Shimura
Fujiki
Reizaburo Yamamoto

Kan Yanagiya
Shintaro

Bokuzen Hidari
Riu's father

Kokuten Kōdō
Noe's uncle

Yuriko Hanabusa

Noriko Honma
Riu's mother
The Blue Pearl is a drama, romance film released in 1951 exploring themes of pearl, ama, kachido. Directed by Ishirō Honda, it stars Ryō Ikebe, Yukiko Shimazaki, Yuriko Hamada. 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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