Blue Giant (12A)

21 February 2024 - 18:00

Past Event

Join Manchester Animation Festival for our first screening of 2024 as we showcase this moving ode to the power of music and the artist.

Based on the manga by Shinichi Ishizuka and directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, Blue Giant features electric performances and a stunning jazz soundtrack by Hiromi.

Dai Miyamoto’s life changes when he discovers jazz. He picks up a tenor saxophone and practices every day. After leaving his hometown Sendai, he pursues a music career in Tokyo with the help of his friend Shunji. One day, Dai plays passionately from the heart and convinces talented pianist Yukinori to start a band together. Along with Shunji, a beginner drummer, they form JASS. With each live performance, they get closer and closer to performing at So Blue, the most famous jazz club in Japan, in hopes of forever changing the world of jazz.

MAF Presents is supported by University of Salford.