Blue Buds

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.

• Hideo SuzukiDirector
• Zenzō MatsuyamaScreenplay

• Izumi YukimuraNoriko (student)
• Kamatari FujiwaraNoriko’s father
• Yōko TsukasaBride
• Nijiko KiyokawaNoriko’s mother
• Akira TakaradaGroom
• Eiko MiyoshiFemale teacher
• Shinji YamadaMitsuo Sawaki
• Kenji SaharaJirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)
• Wataru ŌmaeKawashima (delinquent student)
• Yutaka NakayamaNida (delinquent student)
• Reiko ShimizuTokiko (Noriko’s friend)
• Akemi UenoKazuko (Noriko’s friend)