The Blue Bird [DVD]

A story that will touch your 14-year-old self. All the adults were 14 years old.

First-press bonus: liner notes (8 pages)

Bonus video included with every release 1. Trailer 2. Behind-the-scenes footage 3. Interview with Abe Hiroshi

Other features: Choose between standard Japanese audio and audio commentary for the visually impaired.

First-press bonuses are limited in quantity, so please order early.

If you would like the first-press limited edition, please order it separately. Please note that if you order it with other items, the first-press bonus may not be available depending on the shipping schedule of those items.

<Synopsis> Last semester, Higashigaoka Junior High School was shaken by the suicide attempt of a bullied male student, Noguchi. On the first day of the new semester, a substitute teacher arrives in Class 2-1. The students are surprised by the teacher's greeting: He stutters. Murauchi isn't good at speaking, but instead faces his students with "serious words." The first order he ever gave a student was to return Noguchi's desk and chair, which had been stored in the storeroom, to their original positions in the classroom. And every morning, he would address the student at that desk, saying, "Good morning, Noguchi-kun." <Staff> Original Story: "The Blue Bird" by Kiyoshi Shigematsu (included in Shinchosha's "The Blue Bird") / Planning Cooperation: Shinchosha / Screenplay: Kenzaburo Iida and Yasuo Hasegawa / Cinematography: Shogo Ueno (J.S.C.) / Lighting: Junichi Akatsu / Sound: Shinhiro Shibayama / Art Direction: Katsumi Kaneda / Set Design: Makoto Nakayama / Editing: Yoshiyuki Okuhara / Music: Makichangu / Theme Song: Makichangu (Opening Theme: "Heart of Steel" Ending Theme: "Chrysalis" (Vap)) / Director: Kenji Nakanishi

<Cast> Hiroshi Abe / Kanata Hongo / Ayumi Ito / Taiga / Moe Arai / Manami Shinohara / Riho Takada / Kazuya Yamazaki / Yuko Araki / Hajime Inoue / Hiroyuki Kishi / Shu Matsushige