Blue Spring Ride

2014 2h 2m JA

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 65

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsubasa Honda
Yoshioka Futaba
Masahiro Higashide
Mabuchi Kou
Yua Shinkawa
Murao Shūko
Ryo Yoshizawa
Kominato Aya
Izumi Fujimoto
Makita Yūri
Yu Koyanagi
Tanaka Yōichi
Mitsuki Takahata
Narumi Yui
Yudai Chiba
Kikuchi Tōma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiro Miki
Writers: Tomoko Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takahiro Miki, shot by Kosuke Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuki Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoya Bando shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tsubasa Honda and Masahiro Higashide and Yua Shinkawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6075718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahiro Miki directs. Kosuke Yamada behind the camera. Yuki Hayashi scores. Naoya Bando cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Takahiro Miki, shot by Kosuke Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuki Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Naoya Bando shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tsubasa Honda and Masahiro Higashide and Yua Shinkawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6075718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.