Blue Giant, the anime film based on Shinichi Ishizuka’s manga and directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, released in Indian theatres on March 24, 2024.
The film ended its run within a week, earning ₹5.5 lakhs (~$6,600) at the domestic box office, according to IGN India’s sources.
Given that Blue Giant had a limited release on just 45 screens in Tier-1 cities and is a standalone film not tied to any popular anime franchises, this is a respectable figure. However, a wider release might have yielded a different outcome for the film. A similar number was seen for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out’s release in India.
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Here is the official synopsis of Blue Giant:
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 help from 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 the three-piece band JASS. With each live performance, they get closer and closer to their dream of playing at So Blue, the most famous jazz club in Japan, in hopes of forever changing the world of jazz.
Based on the manga by Shinichi Ishizuka, Blue Giant from Yuzuru Tachikawa is a moving ode to the power of jazz with original music by HIROMI.
In our 8/10 review of Blue Giant, we described the film as a “love letter to jazz, telling the story of an unlikely trio becoming a successful band in this niche genre while navigating various trials and tribulations.”
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Rayan Sayyed is a staff writer for IGN India with a primary focus on Asian entertainment spanning from anime, manga, games to films and dramas from the East. You can reach out to him at rayan_sayyed@ign.com, or find him on Twitter @rayanaver and Instagram @rayansayyed.
