Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ryō Ikebe
Nishida
Lead
Yukiko Shimazaki
Noe
Yuriko Hamada
Riu
Takashi Shimura
Fujiki
RY
Reizaburo Yamamoto
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Kan Yanagiya
Shintaro
Bokuzen Hidari
Riu's father
Kokuten Kōdō
Noe's uncle
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ishirō Honda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Blue Pearl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
