Blue Spring

Blue Spring (2002)

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Toshiaki Toyoda directs this moody examination of modern-day adolescence in Japan, a film based on a manga by Taiyo Matsumoto. Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo (Ryuhei Matsuda) grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By
Toshiaki Toyoda
Genres
Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Feb 7, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Mar 29, 2005

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Saskia D


    Enjoyed this, in-school yakuza, takes bullying to an entire different level! I loved the soundtrack by the way, fits the movie perfectly.

  • Dimitris S


    Coming-of-age dark tale.Now what's the importance around this 'hood?Toyoda describes in a very simple way the daily school upbringing of a bunch of neo-slackers and offers a primitive affiliation to their environment.A great film all in all.

  • Christopher B


    Based on the fantastic manga, this is a gritty, surreal and downbeat film about high school. Saw this on Sept. 12, 2001 and unfortunately there was a plane in the film that the audience couldn't seem to get past, I'm sure everyone was thinking about very recent events, very… More