# Blue (2003)

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**Original title**: *ブルー*
**Runtime**: 116 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Hiroshi Ando
**Written by**: Kiriko Nananan, Yuka Honcho
**Starring**: Mikako Ichikawa, Manami Konishi, Asami Imajuku, Sousuke Takaoka, Ayano Nakamura, Yoko Hirayama

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Even the quietest crushes feel like tsunamis to teenagers. A painfully shy high schooler edges into romance with a classmate over shared walks and glances near a harbor. Its delicate cringe is so precise you’ll wince for them.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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