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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

(voice)

Ryunosuke Yamaguchi

(voice)

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Katsuya Yoshida

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Since then, I've dreamed
of performing there. - Blue Giant

Since then, I've dreamed of performing there.

My friends wanted to be soccer
and basketball stars - Blue Giant

My friends wanted to be soccer and basketball stars

But I've never taken music lightly. - Blue Giant

But I've never taken music lightly.

Nor about performing at So Blue. - Blue Giant

Nor about performing at So Blue.

Uchiyama, what do you think? - Blue Giant

Uchiyama, what do you think?

He got my address
from Kawakita-san the guitarist. - Blue Giant

He got my address from Kawakita-san the guitarist.

Student? He's either super confident
or simply stupid. - Blue Giant

Student? He's either super confident or simply stupid.

But he might be the kind of gifted
youth you're always talking about. - Blue Giant

But he might be the kind of gifted youth you're always ...

All right. Let's go all out as usual. - Blue Giant

All right. Let's go all out as usual.

Can I have your autograph? - Blue Giant

Can I have your autograph?

You've improved in the 8 months
since your first performance. - Blue Giant

You've improved in the 8 months since your first perfor...

I come to listen to your
growing drum skills. - Blue Giant

I come to listen to your growing drum skills.

I'm Taira. Nice to meet you. Take a seat. - Blue Giant

I'm Taira. Nice to meet you. Take a seat.

No soloing. He got by
with the bare minimum. - Blue Giant

No soloing. He got by with the bare minimum.

He has the power to deliver his music,
and his sound is also unique. - Blue Giant

He has the power to deliver his music, and his sound is also...

Intriguing indeed. I think he has a future. - Blue Giant

Intriguing indeed. I think he has a future.

You rely on finger techniques.
Corny melodies. - Blue Giant

You rely on finger techniques. Corny melodies.

We believe we're the best club in Japan. - Blue Giant

We believe we're the best club in Japan.

Improvisation is where you can
express yourself inside and out - Blue Giant

Improvisation is where you can express yourself inside and o...

You're not only dissing music,
but you're also dissing people. - Blue Giant

You're not only dissing music, but you're also dis...

You didn't properly
introduce yourself to me. - Blue Giant

You didn't properly introduce yourself to me.

You used Kawakita-san to
try to get an offer from us. - Blue Giant

You used Kawakita-san to try to get an offer from us.

No humility whatsoever in
your demeanor and attitude. - Blue Giant

No humility whatsoever in your demeanor and attitude.

I'm sorry, but my answer is no. - Blue Giant

I'm sorry, but my answer is no.

Put his drink on my check. - Blue Giant

Put his drink on my check.

Wow... He was so blunt... - Blue Giant

Wow... He was so blunt...

He told me what I needed to hear... - Blue Giant

He told me what I needed to hear...

This place lives up to its name. - Blue Giant

This place lives up to its name.

The piano? Go ahead, but I'm going home. - Blue Giant

The piano? Go ahead, but I'm going home.

Bare my soul, huh? - Blue Giant

Bare my soul, huh?

Something more stylish than this. - Blue Giant

Something more stylish than this.

You see... Someone from So Blue
was watching us the other night. - Blue Giant

You see... Someone from So Blue was watching us the other ni...

But me... He said my solo was crappy. - Blue Giant

But me... He said my solo was crappy.

Is something wrong with his hearing? - Blue Giant

Is something wrong with his hearing?

He said I rely on finger techniques. - Blue Giant

He said I rely on finger techniques.

I tried to do something about it
these last 3 days, but I couldn't. - Blue Giant

I tried to do something about it these last 3 days, but I co...

I burned down our bridge to So Blue.
I'm so sorry. - Blue Giant

I burned down our bridge to So Blue. I'm so sorry.

Do you agree with him? - Blue Giant

Do you agree with him?

Let's get out of here.
There's nothing we can do right now. - Blue Giant

Let's get out of here. There's nothing we can do r...

He has to get over it. - Blue Giant

He has to get over it.

I play as if I'm the best in
the world when I'm soloing. - Blue Giant

I play as if I'm the best in the world when I'm so...

You accept it when people call you crappy.
You're hopeless. - Blue Giant

You accept it when people call you crappy. You're hopel...

No! There must be something we can do! - Blue Giant

No! There must be something we can do!

A jazz band doesn't stay together forever.
The members change. - Blue Giant

A jazz band doesn't stay together forever. The members ...

Yukinori wants to win in jazz. That's fine. - Blue Giant

Yukinori wants to win in jazz. That's fine.

I just want to play music with you guys. - Blue Giant

I just want to play music with you guys.

Friends help each other
in time of need, right? - Blue Giant

Friends help each other in time of need, right?

Then why are you so soft on me?! - Blue Giant

Then why are you so soft on me?!

I'm a lousy drummer!
Tell me how crappy I am! - Blue Giant

I'm a lousy drummer! Tell me how crappy I am!

This is ridiculous! Are you belittling me?! - Blue Giant

This is ridiculous! Are you belittling me?!

How can we play jazz
when we're so disconnected?! - Blue Giant

How can we play jazz when we're so disconnected?!

Shunji, did you really flunk? - Blue Giant

Shunji, did you really flunk?

I'm worried. Are you in
some kind of trouble? - Blue Giant

I'm worried. Are you in some kind of trouble?

I'll explain later. Sorry.
I have to go to class. - Blue Giant

I'll explain later. Sorry. I have to go to class.

But you still sound great. - Blue Giant

But you still sound great.

The small red car is the last one. - Blue Giant

The small red car is the last one.

"Kaneda Tofu Shop" - Blue Giant

"Kaneda Tofu Shop"

Really? Thank you. - Blue Giant

Really? Thank you.

Do you live around here?
Just happened to pass by? - Blue Giant

Do you live around here? Just happened to pass by?

I'll be better. I promise. - Blue Giant

I'll be better. I promise.

They want us to look
for a pianist to replace him. - Blue Giant

They want us to look for a pianist to replace him.

What?! They're playing in 2 days! - Blue Giant

What?! They're playing in 2 days!

Wada too. Who else is there? - Blue Giant

Wada too. Who else is there?

Top musicians can stand on this stage.
But to those behind them... - Blue Giant

Top musicians can stand on this stage. But to those behind t...

Are we being fair? - Blue Giant

Are we being fair?

Are you the tenor sax of JASS? - Blue Giant

Are you the tenor sax of JASS?

Thank you for recognizing me!
I feel like a celebrity. - Blue Giant

Thank you for recognizing me! I feel like a celebrity.

Yes. You guys were intriguing. - Blue Giant

Yes. You guys were intriguing.

Yukinori? He's hit a wall. - Blue Giant

Yukinori? He's hit a wall.

He'll overcome it. We'll be fine. - Blue Giant

He'll overcome it. We'll be fine.

We'll perform here one day.
Please come and watch us. - Blue Giant

We'll perform here one day. Please come and watch us.

Who was that? - Blue Giant

The day after tomorrow,
Fred Silver is performing at The Cotton's, - Blue Giant

The day after tomorrow, Fred Silver is performing at The Cot...

We're looking for someone
to take his place. - Blue Giant

We're looking for someone to take his place.

I need your answer now.
We're running out of time. - Blue Giant

I need your answer now. We're running out of time.

Incredible, huh? He's not even
playing to an audience. - Blue Giant

Incredible, huh? He's not even playing to an audience.

This is jazz. - Blue Giant

I want to keep playing with him. - Blue Giant

I want to keep playing with him.

I got an offer from So Blue - Blue Giant

I got an offer from So Blue

But will you let me step out
on JASS just once? - Blue Giant

But will you let me step out on JASS just once?

Mom? Hi, it's me. - Blue Giant

Mom? Hi, it's me.

If I quit now, I'll regret it
for the rest of my life. - Blue Giant

If I quit now, I'll regret it for the rest of my life.

And the band is super famous, right? - Blue Giant

And the band is super famous, right?

He's been playing with us.
Of course he'll be fine. - Blue Giant

He's been playing with us. Of course he'll be fine...

Yeah but... I can't keep
my eyes off Yukinori. - Blue Giant

Yeah but... I can't keep my eyes off Yukinori.

We have a monster pianist in our band. - Blue Giant

We have a monster pianist in our band.

I'll bare my soul! - Blue Giant

I'll bare my soul!

If Yukinori's photo is this big - Blue Giant

If Yukinori's photo is this big

4 months from now,
we're performing at So Blue. - Blue Giant

4 months from now, we're performing at So Blue.

I wanted to announce it to Akiko-san first - Blue Giant

I wanted to announce it to Akiko-san first

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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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