# Blue Spring (2001)

> In a decaying Tokyo high school, adolescent friendships erode under relentless violence and the suffocating sense that adulthood offers no future.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20852

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
- Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Hirofumi Arai, Sousuke Takaoka, Yusuke Oshiba, Yuta Yamazaki, Shugo Oshinari, Eita Nagayama, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309291/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, melancholic, oppressive, late night viewing, arthouse film night

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