The Poem of the Blue Star

1h 48m
MusicDrama
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Musical about the "Blue Star," a struggling jazz band led by pianist Takarada and trumpet player Takashima and their love interests. Done very much in the style of a Fox musical of the same 1940s, complete with an elaborate "History of Jazz" finale.

Cast

Akira Takarada
Unknown
Izumi Yukimura
Unknown
Tadao Takashima
Unknown
Hiroshi Mizuhara
Unknown
Yukiji Asaoka
Unknown
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Unknown
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Unknown

Crew

Umetsugu Inoue
Director, Writer
Tokuhei Wakao
Writer
Kōzō Okazaki
Director of Photography
Kazuo Shimomura
Lighting Director
Koichi Kawabe
Music
Koji Oshiumi
Recording Supervision

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