The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)

Release Date: 1960-02-28
Runtime: 1h 48min
Production Company: Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
Production Country: Japan
Director: Umetsugu Inoue

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.