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Aoi haru

IMDb ID: tt0309291 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.2 (4,644 votes)

Genres: Drama

A group of a run-down Tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up, growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future, while living in a highly violent environment.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Blue Spring
Canada: Blue Spring (English)
Germany: Blue Spring
United Kingdom: Blue Spring
Ireland: Blue Spring (English)
India: Blue Spring (English)
Japan: Blue Spring (English, Festival Title)
New Zealand: Blue Spring (English)
United States: Blue Spring
World-wide: Blue Spring (English)
South Africa: Blue Spring (English)
Brazil: Primavera Azul
Mexico: Primavera Azul
Hungary: Kék tavasz
Russia: Синяя весна
Japan: 青い春 (Japanese)
Синяя весна
Release Date2002-06-29Runtime83 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews25Critic Reviews37Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordscoming of age
school violence
peer pressure
bullying
anarchy
Production CompaniesFilmmakers
Omega Micott Inc.
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309291/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0309291.jpgUpdated At2025-02-12T05:27:52

Stars

Ryûhei Matsuda
Hirofumi Arai
Sôsuke Takaoka
Yûsuke Ôshiba
Yûta Yamazaki
Shûgo Oshinari
Takashi Tsukamoto
Eita Nagayama
Rei Yamanaka
Erena

Directors

Toshiaki Toyoda

Writers

Taiyô Matsumoto
Toshiaki Toyoda

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ryûhei Matsuda | Character: Kujo
Actor: Hirofumi Arai | Character: Aoki
Actor: Sôsuke Takaoka | Character: Yukio
Actor: Yûsuke Ôshiba | Character: Kimura
Actor: Yûta Yamazaki | Character: Ota
Actor: Shûgo Oshinari | Character: Yoshimura
Actor: Takashi Tsukamoto | Character: Freshman in Baseball Club
Actor: Eita Nagayama | Character: Obake (Ghost)
Actor: Rei Yamanaka | Character: Leo
Actor: Erena | Character: High-school girl
Actor: Takeshi Nakajima | Character: Hori
Actor: Yoshitaka Takenaga | Character: Egami
Actor: Akifumi Miura | Character: Seven
Actor: Takashi Horiuchi | Character: Baba
Actor: Naoki Matayoshi | Character: Senkohana
Actor: Takehiro Hara | Character: Actor
Actor: Masaki Miura | Character: Actor
Actor: Nobuo Kyô | Character: Actor
Actor: Yuki Yoshinaga | Character: Actor
Actor: Seiroku Nakazawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenichi Kawasaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Hirotaka Fujiyama | Character: Bodyguard
Actor: Motomi Makiguchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Masahito Sakamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Kunihiko Takahashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Sakuma Kazuyuki | Character: Student who pays thanks
Actor: Yûsuke Sunaga | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshifumi Nakamori | Character: Actor
Actor: Masakazu Takei | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenta | Character: Mizuguchi
Actor: Hiroyuki Kobayashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Kyôko Koizumi | Character: Kiosk Woman
Actor: Onimaru | Character: Suzuki
Actor: Kiyohiko Shibukawa | Character: Leader of Rival School Gang
Actor: Shinsuke Suzuki | Character: Mr. Tanaka
Actor: Mame Yamada | Character: Hanada-sensei
Actor: Ichi Ômiya | Character: Mr Ohki

[Directors Group]
Name: Toshiaki Toyoda | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Taiyô Matsumoto | Role: Writer
Name: Toshiaki Toyoda | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Koichi Kusakabe | Role: Producer
Name: Sumiji Miyake | Role: Producer
Name: Dai Miyazaki | Role: Producer
Name: Yukio Nihei | Role: Producer
Name: Teruhito Yamashita | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Norimichi Kasamatsu | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mototaka Kusakabe | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mitsuo Harada | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Hirotaka Sasaki | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Masae Miyamoto | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Midori Onuma | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Daichi Ichihara | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Katsumi Nojiri | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Hideaki Satô | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yuji Otoku | Role: Art Department
Name: Tomoyuki Takagi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hiroshi Abe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kiyoshi Kakizawa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yamato Katô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yasushi Tanaka | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Keiichi Ishiyama | Role: Stunts
Name: Norihito Miyazaki | Role: Stunts
Name: Hideo Saito | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kosuke Kasai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Koichi Kuroda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kenji Maki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mitsuo Matoba | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryô Ohtsuka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Masayuki Ta | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Kenji Tanabe | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Azusa Makino | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309291/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: September 10, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: October 13, 2001 (Chicago International Film Festival)
South Korea: November 2001 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Japan: November 23, 2001 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Netherlands: January 24, 2002 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
United States: February 7, 2002 (San Francisco Independent Film Festival)
Hong Kong: March 29, 2002 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Germany: April 20, 2002 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
Japan: June 29, 2002
Czech Republic: July 4, 2002 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Hungary: October 18, 2002 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
United States: July 20, 2025 (35mm, New York Asian Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2001 | Pusan International Film Festival | New Currents Award | Toshiaki Toyoda, Blue Spring
Nominee | 2001 | Tokyo FILMeX | Grand Prize | Toshiaki Toyoda, Blue Spring
Winner | 2002 | Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival | Nippon Connection Newcomer Award | Toshiaki Toyoda, Blue Spring

Box Office

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