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Blue Giant

NR20232hYuzuru Tachikawa
IMDb 7.8 · Rotten Tomatoes 100% · Metacritic 71

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"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.

AnimationDramaMusic
JazzMusicianSaxophoneBased On MangaAnime

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What is Blue Giant (2023) about?

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.

Who stars in Blue Giant?

Blue Giant stars Yuki Yamada (Dai Miyamoto (voice)), Shotaro Mamiya (Yukinori Sawabe (voice)), Amane Okayama (Shunji Tamada (voice)), Yusuke Kondoh (Masayuki Miyamoto (voice)), Mirei Suda (Ayaka Miyamoto (voice)). The film was directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa.

How long is Blue Giant?

Blue Giant has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2023. It is rated NR.

Is Blue Giant worth watching?

Blue Giant holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 100. Fans of Animation, Drama, Music are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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