Arashi o yobu gakudan
Musical
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 "Histo...
Director
Umetsugu Inoue
Writers
Umetsugu Inoue, Tokuhei Wakao
Stars
Akira Takarada, Izumi Yukimura, Tadao Takashima
Release Date
February 28, 1960
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🎭 Top Cast
Akira Takarada
as Hiroshi Maki
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Izumi Yukimura
as Ruriko Amaji
Tadao Takashima
as Jun Mitani
Yukiji Asaoka
as Setsuko Ogata
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Ichiro Kanbe
as Kazuo Watari
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Hiroshi Mizuhara
as Tetsuo Watanabe
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Shin'ichi Yanagisawa
as Jirô Yoshikawa
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Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Bontarô Tadano
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Michiyo Tamaki
as Mariko Amaji
Mitsuko Mito
as Yukie Maki
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Production
Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
🎯 Categories
JapaneseMusical
💡 Did You Know?
U.S.Version: Released by Toho International Co. Ltd. English subtitles, 107 minutes. Released October 25, 1961.
📖 Synopsis
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 "Histo...