The Poem of the Blue Star

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.

• Director: Umetsugu Inoue
• Cast: Akira Takarada, Izumi Yukimura, Tadao Takashima, Hiroshi Mizuhara, Yukiji Asaoka, Shinichi Yanagisawa, Tatsuyoshi Ehara