Blue (2001)

Original title

ブルー

Directed by

Hiroshi Ando

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage girls in Japan become close friends and their relationship slowly deepens into a romantic connection.

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What happens

Blue is a 2002 Japanese romantic drama directed by Hiroshi Ando based on the manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan. The film stars Mikako Ichikawa as Kayako Kirishima and Manami Konishi as Masami Endo. The film was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002, and was released in Japanese theaters in 2003. The film is about two teenage girls, Kayako Kirishima and Masami Endō, who find their friendship turning into something more. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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