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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Yuzuru Tachikawa Director · NUMBER 8 Screenplay Shinichi Ishizuka Author
United States release October 8, 2023 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
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Production
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Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 7, 2023
Premiere · Tokyo
Japan · February 17, 2023
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · April 30, 2024
Digital
United States
October 6, 2023 · Premiere · Japan Society, New York City
April 30, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
American Samoa
April 29, 2024 · Digital
August 31, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Australia
April 30, 2024 · Digital
Canada
September 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
France
June 12, 2023 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
March 6, 2024 · Theatrical
September 2, 2024 · Digital · VOD
March 4, 2025 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
October 14, 2023 · Premiere · AnimagiC
Guam
April 30, 2024 · Digital
May 1, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Hong Kong SAR China
August 31, 2023 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 31, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Italy
November 25, 2023 · Premiere · Milan Games Week & Cartoomics / Fantasticon Film Fest
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
October 21, 2024 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Japan
October 18, 2023 · Digital
October 18, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Netherlands
March 21, 2024 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
April 30, 2024 · Digital
September 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Puerto Rico
April 30, 2024 · Digital
April 30, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
August 16, 2023 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
October 18, 2023 · Theatrical
December 6, 2023 · Digital
Spain
March 8, 2024 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 2, 2023 · Limited theatrical
June 9, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 25, 2024 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
April 30, 2024 · Digital
April 30, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
November 4, 2023 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Anime
January 31, 2024 · Limited theatrical
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