Watch The Blue Bird (2008) Online

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. Read More

Watch The Blue Bird online. Featuring Hiroshi Abe and Kanata Hongo, The Blue Bird is classified as Drama and Family genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Japan and was released on 2008. The Blue Bird was directed by Kenji Nakanishi. Read Less