The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are portrayed as diametric opposites; the former meek but affectionate, the latter strong-willed but jaded by a tryst with metropolitan life.
| Writing | Ishirō Honda | Writer |
| Production | Sōjirō Motoki | Producer |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Writing | Katsuro Yamada | Author |
| Sound | Tadashi Hattori | Music |
| Lighting | Kuichirô Kishida | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Kihachi Okamoto | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chôshichirô Mikami | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Camera | Tadashi Iimura | Director of Photography |
