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78% Critic Match
Blue Giant
“Witness the origin of the next great jazz legend.”
7.8 / 10• 2023• 2h 0m•NR• Japanese
AnimationDramaMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Yuki Yamada
Dai Miyamoto (voice)
Lead
Shotaro Mamiya
Yukinori Sawabe (voice)
Amane Okayama
Shunji Tamada (voice)
Yusuke Kondoh
Masayuki Miyamoto (voice)
Mirei Suda
Ayaka Miyamoto (voice)
Kenji Nomura
Yui (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
Tyra (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
Kawakita (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yuzuru Tachikawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blue Giant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
