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Blue Giant

Witness the origin of the next great jazz legend.

7.8(105)20232h 0m3

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • jazz
  • musician
  • saxophone
  • based on manga
  • anime

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Behind the camera

Writers

NUMBER 8

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Japan

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereJapan Society, New York City6 Oct 2023
    • Theatrical (limited)NR8 Oct 2023
    • Digital / OTTNR30 Apr 2024
    • PhysicalNRBlu-ray30 Apr 2024
    • Digital / OTTPG-13Netflix1 Sept 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereScotland Loves Anime4 Nov 2023
    • Theatrical (limited)12A31 Jan 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • Digital / OTTG30 Apr 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTTNetflix1 Sept 2024
  • American SamoaAS

    • Digital / OTT29 Apr 2024
    • Digital / OTTNetflix31 Aug 2024
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereAnnecy International Animation Film Festival12 Jun 2023
    • TheatricalTP6 Mar 2024
    • Digital / OTTVOD2 Sept 2024
    • PhysicalTPDVD & Blu-Ray4 Mar 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereAnimagiC14 Oct 2023
  • GuamGU

    • Digital / OTT30 Apr 2024
    • PhysicalBlu-ray1 May 2024
    • Digital / OTTNetflix1 Sept 2024
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIA31 Aug 2023
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical (limited)31 Jan 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereMilan Games Week & Cartoomics / Fantasticon Film Fest25 Nov 2023
    • Digital / OTTNetflix20 Sept 2024
    • PhysicalDVD / Blu-ray21 Oct 2024
  • JapanJP

    • PremiereTokyo7 Feb 2023
    • TheatricalG17 Feb 2023
    • Digital / OTTG18 Oct 2023
    • PhysicalGBlu-ray & DVD18 Oct 2023

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Blue Giant was released on 17 February 2023.

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    CinemaSerf

    2/2/2024

    7/10

    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 friendsh…

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