Blue Bird

青い鳥

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

Screenplay

Hisashi Nozawa

Director

Nobuhiro Doi

Director

Hirotsugu Takenoshita

Status

Ended

First air date

10/10/1997

Original language

Japanese