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.
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Izumi Yukimura
Noriko (student)
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Kamatari Fujiwara
Noriko’s father
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Yōko Tsukasa
Bride
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Nijiko Kiyokawa
Noriko’s mother
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Pom Poko
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Akira Takarada
Groom
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Eiko Miyoshi
Female teacher
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Shinji Yamada
Mitsuo Sawaki
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Kenji Sahara
Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)
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Wataru Ōmae
Kawashima (delinquent student)
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Destroy All Monsters
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Yutaka Nakayama
Nida (delinquent student)
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Yearning
Reiko Shimizu
Tokiko (Noriko’s friend)
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Akemi Ueno
Kazuko (Noriko’s friend)
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Hideo Suzuki Director · Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay Yōjirō Ishizaka Story
First release May 3, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 青い芽
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
青い芽
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 3, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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