Blue Buds

Overview

Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.

Directed by Hideo Suzuki

Top cast

Izumi Yukimura

Noriko (student)

Kamatari Fujiwara

Noriko’s father

Yōko Tsukasa

Bride

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Noriko’s mother

Akira Takarada

Groom

Eiko Miyoshi

Female teacher

S

Shinji Yamada

Mitsuo Sawaki

Kenji Sahara

Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)

Wataru Ōmae

Kawashima (delinquent student)

Yutaka Nakayama

Nida (delinquent student)

R

Reiko Shimizu

Tokiko (Noriko’s friend)

A

Akemi Ueno

Kazuko (Noriko’s friend)

Noriko Honma

Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

K

Kōji Iwamoto

K

Kenzo Echigo

Teruko Mita

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Akio Kusama

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