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Blue Giant

Dai Miyamoto, a student from Sendai, receives a saxophone as a gift from his brother, Masayuki. He starts practicing immediately.

Director

Yuzuru Tachikawa

Year

Genre

animation, drama, music

Box Office

$266,645

Production

N/A

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

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Kawakita

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Isogai

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Yasuhiro Kikuchi

Akiko

Sayaka Kinoshita

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Hitomi Kitazaki

Amanuma

Hidenobu Kiuchi

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Naoto Kobayashi

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Masayuki Miyamoto

Yukinori Sawabe

Shôtarô Mamiya

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Yôhei Matsuoka

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Keita Nishiyama

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Shinya Nishiyama

Yui

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Shunji Tamada

Uchiyama

Ayaka Miyamoto

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Mochizuke

Shin'ya Takahashi

Taira

Dai Miyamoto

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Ryunosuke Yamaguchi

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Katsuya Yoshida

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I can't hear the sound in the snow. - Blue Giant

I can't hear the sound in the snow.

I'll become the greatest jazz musician
in the world. - Blue Giant

I'll become the greatest jazz musician in the world.

"Sendai Station" - Blue Giant

"Sendai Station"

That's from me.
Eat something when you get there. - Blue Giant

That's from me. Eat something when you get there.

Bro... Thanks. - Blue Giant

He might be back next week. - Blue Giant

He might be back next week.

He's gone for good. - Blue Giant

He's gone for good.

"You're an idiot. Ayaka" - Blue Giant

"You're an idiot. Ayaka"

Where's Shinjuku 3-chome? - Blue Giant

Where's Shinjuku 3-chome?

I'm finally in Tokyo. - Blue Giant

I'm finally in Tokyo.

Hi, Tamada. I got your address from Taizo. - Blue Giant

Hi, Tamada. I got your address from Taizo.

Long time no see! What are you doing here? - Blue Giant

Long time no see! What are you doing here?

Yeah, of course. What's with the baggage? - Blue Giant

Yeah, of course. What's with the baggage?

Huh? You should've called
and asked me first. - Blue Giant

Huh? You should've called and asked me first.

You might've said no if I called first. - Blue Giant

You might've said no if I called first.

Yay! Am I a pro or what?! - Blue Giant

Yay! Am I a pro or what?!

I'm finally getting used to that stove. - Blue Giant

I'm finally getting used to that stove.

If we're not married, are we a couple?! - Blue Giant

If we're not married, are we a couple?!

You're getting good at the Tokyo accent. - Blue Giant

You're getting good at the Tokyo accent.

What I seek in Tokyo is freedom! And girls! - Blue Giant

What I seek in Tokyo is freedom! And girls!

That's why I studied hard to get into
the college of my choice. - Blue Giant

That's why I studied hard to get into the college of my...

But I'm spending all my time
with a bum like you. - Blue Giant

But I'm spending all my time with a bum like you.

I didn't leave Sendai to... - Blue Giant

I didn't leave Sendai to...

Okay, okay. I'll find my own place. - Blue Giant

Okay, okay. I'll find my own place.

Are you sure? You better keep your word... - Blue Giant

Are you sure? You better keep your word...

Stop practicing all day long
and look for a place, okay?! - Blue Giant

Stop practicing all day long and look for a place, okay?!

Now eat before it gets cold. - Blue Giant

Now eat before it gets cold.

What?! 80,000 yen for this tiny apartment? - Blue Giant

What?! 80,000 yen for this tiny apartment?

"Parking 25,000 yen/month" - Blue Giant

"Parking 25,000 yen/month"

10,000 to Tamada... Enough, huh? - Blue Giant

10,000 to Tamada... Enough, huh?

I'll go listen to Tokyo jazz tomorrow. - Blue Giant

I'll go listen to Tokyo jazz tomorrow.

"Rent money. Thank you! I love you." - Blue Giant

"Rent money. Thank you! I love you."

Today... Nope. - Blue Giant

Yes. I like jazz. - Blue Giant

Yes. I like jazz.

Wow. She believes in jazz. - Blue Giant

Wow. She believes in jazz.

Whoa! Great sound. - Blue Giant

Whoa! Great sound.

Sonny！ - Blue Giant

Sonny Stitt, - Blue Giant

I love it. This song is
like today's weather. - Blue Giant

I love it. This song is like today's weather.

That I chose this album
because it suits the weather. - Blue Giant

That I chose this album because it suits the weather.

Sawabe! You were terrific! - Blue Giant

Sawabe! You were terrific!

You were able to keep up with us. - Blue Giant

You were able to keep up with us.

You're flattering me. I was frantic. - Blue Giant

You're flattering me. I was frantic.

You didn't even use both hands. - Blue Giant

You didn't even use both hands.

I hope you'll join our tour. - Blue Giant

I hope you'll join our tour.

Let's make you famous. - Blue Giant

Let's make you famous.

There are amazing musicians in Tokyo. - Blue Giant

There are amazing musicians in Tokyo.

What? That callus. Sax player, right? - Blue Giant

What? That callus. Sax player, right?

I'm Dai Miyamoto from Sendai, Miyagi.
I'm 18. - Blue Giant

I'm Dai Miyamoto from Sendai, Miyagi. I'm 18.

I work part-time and practice my sax. - Blue Giant

I work part-time and practice my sax.

I only heard you play one song - Blue Giant

I only heard you play one song

From an amateur's viewpoint,
I thought they were excellent. - Blue Giant

From an amateur's viewpoint, I thought they were excell...

Jazz is dying. It's on the brink of death. - Blue Giant

Jazz is dying. It's on the brink of death.

If old guys like them - Blue Giant

If old guys like them

But isn't it people like them
who are carrying on jazz? - Blue Giant

But isn't it people like them who are carrying on jazz?

That's why I want to
win with the real sound. - Blue Giant

That's why I want to win with the real sound.

Is your goal to be an
obscure jazz musician? - Blue Giant

Is your goal to be an obscure jazz musician?

I'm gonna be the greatest in the world. - Blue Giant

I'm gonna be the greatest in the world.

Feelings... Express
every emotion with sound. - Blue Giant

Feelings... Express every emotion with sound.

You shouldn't say that so lightly. - Blue Giant

You shouldn't say that so lightly.

Then please do. You can decide later. - Blue Giant

Then please do. You can decide later.

Without talent, no matter
how much you practice - Blue Giant

Without talent, no matter how much you practice

Unlike rock, jazz bands
don't stay together forever. - Blue Giant

Unlike rock, jazz bands don't stay together forever.

What?! You're 18 with all that skill?! - Blue Giant

What?! You're 18 with all that skill?!

"Where are you?" "Here!" - Blue Giant

"Where are you?" "Here!"

Akiko-san's shop.
She's letting us use it today. - Blue Giant

Akiko-san's shop. She's letting us use it today.

Hold on. Let me at least drink some water. - Blue Giant

Hold on. Let me at least drink some water.

I practiced alone by the river. - Blue Giant

I practiced alone by the river.

Oh my gosh! So you've been
playing for 14 years. Wow. - Blue Giant

Oh my gosh! So you've been playing for 14 years. Wow.

I'm sure you can judge
me playing by myself. - Blue Giant

I'm sure you can judge me playing by myself.

We can play together once we're a team. - Blue Giant

We can play together once we're a team.

I see... Go home, Dai. - Blue Giant

I see... Go home, Dai.

Just go home. I'll call you. - Blue Giant

Just go home. I'll call you.

I'd never heard him play either but...
He's amazing. - Blue Giant

I'd never heard him play either but... He's amazin...

No... Just 3 years... - Blue Giant

No... Just 3 years...

How much did he practice? - Blue Giant

How much did he practice?

Yes, when he was a senior in high school. - Blue Giant

Yes, when he was a senior in high school.

I taught him for about 6 months. - Blue Giant

I taught him for about 6 months.

He taught himself before he came to me. - Blue Giant

He taught himself before he came to me.

It only takes 30 minutes to learn
how to play do-re-mi on the sax. - Blue Giant

It only takes 30 minutes to learn how to play do-re-mi on th...

But it takes years and
years to make really good sound. - Blue Giant

But it takes years and years to make really good sound.

One winter night, I saw
him practicing alone - Blue Giant

One winter night, I saw him practicing alone

I thought this guy is crazy. - Blue Giant

I thought this guy is crazy.

He's amazing. - Blue Giant

No. You totally ignored the chord! - Blue Giant

No. You totally ignored the chord!

Huh?! You're not playing alone anymore. - Blue Giant

Huh?! You're not playing alone anymore.

I know. But can't you comp? - Blue Giant

I know. But can't you comp?

Everything outside the frame is noise! - Blue Giant

Everything outside the frame is noise!

Let's say this is our framework. - Blue Giant

Let's say this is our framework.

If you stay within this framework, - Blue Giant

If you stay within this framework,

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Dai Miyamoto, a student from Sendai, receives a saxophone as a gift from his brother, Masayuki. He starts practicing immediately.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa

Writer: NUMBER 8, Shin'ichi Ishizuka

Production: N/A

Genre: animation, drama, music

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $266,645

Released: 17 Feb 2023

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations total

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