The Blue Bird
2008 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 314 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Nakanishi
Overview
Higashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been bullied, attempted suicide last term. On the first day of the new term, a substitute teacher arrives to take the second year class. When the teacher, Murauchi (Hiroshi Abe), introduces himself, the pupils are surprised by his stutter. He has a speech impediment. Unable to speak eloquently, Murauchi faces his pupils with ‘words of truth’. His first instruction to the pupils is to return Noguchi’s desk and chair to the original place in the classroom. Every morning Murauchi greets the empty desk, “Good morning, Noguchi.” This causes a ripple beyond the classroom and among other teachers and parents, but Murauchi will not stop doing it. Eventually the day comes when Murauchi must leave.
Dialogue Timeline — 718 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 The Blue Bird
00:04:03 Good morning.
00:07:16 Sit down.
00:13:59 Mr. Noguchi
00:18:37 You in the front' speed up.
00:22:34 Memorize this because you'll fail if you don't.
00:26:38 Dealing with the aftermath was tough.
00:30:26 Hey.
00:33:06 who knows what other serious matters.
00:38:19 Your new teacher. I hear he's... you know.
00:41:38 CI... Class representative.
00:51:10 They were the only ones interrogated by the board of education.
00:55:22 But with each revision, the students' true feelings seemed to fade.
00:59:43 This class is full of bullies.
01:02:20 Even the girls?
01:08:35 "Is disliking someone bullying?"
01:11:17 Think for yourself.
01:16:39 You ail trampled on him.
01:19:55 "Don't make me do this"
01:23:07 That's why you should
01:29:15 So this will be my last day here.
01:35:59 should have included my name first.
01:41:06 The morning sun rises and I tell you good-bye
01:44:57 English subtitles: Mia ISOZAKI