The Poem of the Blue Star

Name: The Poem of the Blue Star
Director: Umetsugu Inoue
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1960-02-28
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Akira Takarada, Izumi Yukimura, Tadao Takashima, Hiroshi Mizuhara, Yukiji Asaoka

1960

1h 48m

Music Drama

Director: Umetsugu Inoue

Writers: Umetsugu Inoue, Tokuhei Wakao

Overview

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.