Blue Bird
Blue Bird
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Blue Bird

L'oiseau bleu

5.0 / 10
1997
1 season
11 episodes
Drama

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

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  • Forbidden Love

    1.Forbidden Love

    10-10-199760m

    As far as first episodes go, this one does a good job of grabbing the viewer's attention and holding onto it. All the main characters are introduced. Many basic things are made app...

  • Secret Bonds

    2.Secret Bonds

    17-10-199760m

    In brief, this episode is about Yoshimori and Kahori's discovery of each other. The sparks are apparent from the start. Of course, though, there's her husband Hiromu, who she doesn...

  • Blazing Night

    3.Blazing Night

    24-10-199760m

    In brief, this episode is about how passion and desire quickly blossoms between Yoshimori and Kahori. I notice how it seems like every time the two of them meet, they are alone. Bu...

  • Flight

    4.Flight

    31-10-199760m

    This episode is about the fateful incident in which Kahori rents a summer house in North Kiyosumi. She wants to spend time alone with Yoshimori. Yoshimori discovers the whereabouts...

  • Place of Happiness

    5.Place of Happiness

    07-11-199760m

    This episode marks a drastic change in the feel of the dorama, as even the locations become varied. Yoshimori, Kahori, and Shiori run away on the train. Eventually they meet up wit...

  • Black Shadow - Evil Revenge Approaching

    6.Black Shadow - Evil Revenge Approaching

    14-11-199760m

    In this episode, the three runaways finally find a place where they can settle down. Or did they? Hiromu and his cronies are still in hot pursuit of them. And while Yoshimori and K...

  • Final Stop - A Shocking Death Ends Our Escape

    7.Final Stop - A Shocking Death Ends Our Escape

    21-11-199760m

    This episode is easily the most emotionally powerful yet. It's also very shocking, although I hesitate to say that it is the most shocking in the whole series. I think the remainde...

  • "Reunion With the Girl Who Waited Out a 6 Year Prison Term

    8."Reunion With the Girl Who Waited Out a 6 Year Prison Term

    28-11-199760m

    The producers of the dorama waste no time with Yoshimori's time in jail. Everyone is older, especially Shiori. In this episode, Yoshimori heads back to Kiyosumi, and there he runs...

  • A New Journey

    9.A New Journey

    05-12-199760m

    This episode is more of a prelude to a new journey, as Yoshimori doesn't really go anywhere. He does say goodbye to two important people, Miki and of course, Shiori. Hiromu can't w...

  • Fateful Love - Long Journey from Shimoseki to Kagoshima

    10.Fateful Love - Long Journey from Shimoseki to Kagoshima

    12-12-199760m

    This episode is begins Yoshimori's trip with Shiori to Kagoshima. It it the trip that he had promised her and her mother when they were in Hokkaido. Miki promises Hiromu that she'l...

  • Eternal Love

    11.Eternal Love

    19-12-199760m

    The final episode brings to a close the bittersweet ending of this series. The police are on the lookout for the two runaways, Yoshimori and Shiori. Miki is also hot on their tails...

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