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Rated 5.8 on TMDB

Blue Bird

青い鳥

L'oiseau bleu

A tale of tragic love between Yoshimori, a station employee at a quiet, rural station, and Kahori, the wife of the heir to a family fortune. When Kahori's husband uncovers their affair, the star-crossed lovers try to flee with Kahori's daughter. Their search for safety and happiness takes them across the nation, from Hokkaido to Kagoshima. Filmed on location, this is an unforgettable story of romance told against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful scenery in Japan. --TBS

Status: Ended
First aired: 1997
Seasons: 1, plus specials
Episodes: 11 aired
Average episode: 1h 0m
Genres: Drama
Network: TBS
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Direction and writing

Nobuhiro DoiDirector

Seasons

Season 111 episodes

Cast

Etsushi ToyokawaYoshimori Shibata

HT

Hirotsugu TakenoshitaDirector

Hisashi NozawaScreenplay

Where to watch

Unavailable

Yui NatsukawaKahori Machimura

Anne SuzukiShiori Machimura

Maiko Yamada
Hiromi NagasakuMikiko Akimoto
Shiro SanoHiromu Watanuki
Takashi UkajiYasuo Harada

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