

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.
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- Language
- Japanese
- jazz
- musician
- saxophone
- based on manga
- anime
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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.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/2/2024
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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