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The Blue Bird (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version)

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From G.T.O to Gokusen , Japan has no shortage of crowd-pleasers about eccentric, righteous teachers whipping troubled classes into shape, but The Blue Bird wraps its reforming teacher and misunderstood students storyline around the serious topic of school bullying. Based on award-winning author Shigematsu Kiyoshi's novel, The Blue Bird is set at a school in the aftermath of a school bullying tragedy, exploring the incident's lingering effects on the school and students. Playing teacher again after Dragon Zakura , popular actor Abe Hiroshi ( Still Walking ) cuts an unlikely hero as a stuttering teacher who is constantly ridiculed himself for his speech problems. Co-starring teen actor Hongo Kanata ( Prince of Tennis, NANA 2 ), The Blue Bird is directed by Nakanishi Kenji, who was previously assistant director on A Hardest Night!! . With the start of a new school term, there is no longer any sign of Noguchi, the bullied student who attempted suicide, and everything seems to have returned to normal. But stuttering substitute teacher Murauchi (Abe Hiroshi) gives a swift kick to this guise of normalcy by bringing Noguchi's desk back to the classroom and stammering good morning to his empty chair everyday. His gesture becomes a pointed and painful daily reminder to both the school staff and his troubled students, especially guilt-ridden Shinichi (Hongo Kanata) who participated in the torment of Noguchi. Comes with making of, trailer, and interview with Abe Hiroshi.

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