
The Blue Bird
Drama · Family
Overview
Higashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been bullied, attempted suicide last term. On the first day of the new term, a substitute teacher arrives to take the second year class. When the teacher, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.
Top Cast


Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Mr. Murachi
Hiroshi Abe
Mr. Murachi


Kanata Hongo
Kanata Hongo
Shinichi Sonobe
Kanata Hongo
Shinichi Sonobe


Ayumi Ito
Ayumi Ito
Ms. Shimazaki
Ayumi Ito
Ms. Shimazaki


Hajime Inoue
Hajime Inoue
Mr. Ishino
Hajime Inoue
Mr. Ishino
Osamu Shigematu
Osamu Shigematu
Mr. Miyazaki
Osamu Shigematu
Mr. Miyazaki


Hiroyuki Kishi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Mr. Koizumi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Mr. Koizumi


Taiga Nakano
Taiga Nakano
Inoue Takeshi
Taiga Nakano
Inoue Takeshi
Tsugumi Shinohara
Tsugumi Shinohara
Takagi Sunae
Tsugumi Shinohara
Takagi Sunae


Riho Takada
Riho Takada
Chiba Reika
Riho Takada
Chiba Reika
Hiroto Itô
Hiroto Itô
Maekawa Shugo
Hiroto Itô
Maekawa Shugo
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