BLUE GIANT
Witness the origin of the next great jazz legend.
High school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, Dai will find that the life of a professional musician isn’t for the faint of heart, as he must confront what it truly means to be great.
Blue Giant (2023) is a animation, drama and music film directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, released on February 17, 2023 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Yuki Yamada, Shotaro Mamiya, Amane Okayama and Yusuke Kondoh. Viewers rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 99 ratings.
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Yuki Yamada
as Dai Miyamoto (voice)
Shotaro Mamiya
as Yukinori Sawabe (voice)
Amane Okayama
as Shunji Tamada (voice)
Yusuke Kondoh
as Masayuki Miyamoto (voice)
Mirei Suda
as Ayaka Miyamoto (voice)
Kenji Nomura
as Yui (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
as Tyra (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
as Kawakita (voice)
Masayuki Kato
as Isogai (voice)
Sayaka Kinoshita
as Akiko (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
as Amanuma (voice)
Go Shinomiya
as Uchiyama (voice)
Directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, written by NUMBER 8 and Shinichi Ishizuka, produced by Eri Isobe and Mikito Bizenjima.
Average viewer score of 7.8/10 from 99 ratings.
I very nearly didn't make the 30-mile schlep to my local Cineworld to watch this film but I'm really glad I did. It's not about a whale, no. It's about the aspirational saxophonist "Dai" who heads to Tokyo with dreams of taking over the world. He arrives, unannounced, on the doorstep of his friend "Tamada" looking for a bed for a few days. Needless to say, that few days turns out to be a bit longer and their…
Reviewed on February 2, 2024
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Blue Giant (2023) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Blue Giant (2023) includes Yuki Yamada, Shotaro Mamiya, Amane Okayama, Yusuke Kondoh and Mirei Suda. The film was directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Blue Giant was released on February 17, 2023 and runs for 2h.
Blue Giant (2023) holds an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from 99 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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