Blue Spring (2002)

Original title

青い春

Directed by

Toshiaki Toyoda

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Students at a rundown Tokyo high school for boys drift through their teenage years with a sense of apathy and hopelessness. The film follows their struggles with violence, power, and the search for meaning in a stifling environment.

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What happens

Blue Spring (Japanese: 青い春, Hepburn: Aoi haru) is a 2001 Japanese youth drama film, written and directed by Toshiaki Toyoda and based on Taiyō Matsumoto's manga of same title. It tells a tale of apathetic school students at a run-down Tokyo high school for boys. It was released on September 10, 2001. The film title can be understood as "inexperienced years" or teenage years, but it also can be understood as "fresh start". According to manga artist Taiyō Matsumoto, the title is intended as a play on irony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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