Blue Spring

Blue Spring is a 2001 Japanese teen drama film written and directed by Toshiaki Toyoda, based on the 1993 manga by Taiyō Matsumoto. It tells a tale of apathetic school students at a run-down Tokyo high school for boys. It was released in Japan on September 10, 2001. The film title can be understood as "inexperienced years" or teenage years, but it also can be understood as "fresh start". According to manga artist Taiyō Matsumoto, the title is intended as a play on irony.