SelectaVisión Acquires Rights to Release Blue Giant in Spain
Spanish distributor SelectaVisión announces that it has acquired all distribution rights in Spain for the musical Anime film Blue Giant. The film will be previewed next July during the Jazzinema 2023 festival held in the Basque Country and Navarra, prior to its release in theaters nationwide on a date yet to be confirmed.
Blue Giant is directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, director of anime hits such as Mob Psycho 100, Death Parade, or the film Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine. This new film distributed by TOHO animation is based on the manga of the same name, winner of the Japan Media Arts Festival Award and the Shogakukan Manga Award, as well as being nominated for the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award and as "Comic of the Year" at the Angoulême International Comic Festival.
NUMBER 8, the publisher of the original manga, has joined the production of this film to write the screenplay, which tells the story of Dai Miyamoto, a former high school basketball player who discovers his love of jazz and takes up learning to play the saxophone. He leaves his hometown for Tokyo, determined to become the best saxophonist in the world, but soon discovers that the life of a professional musician is harder than he thought.
This work with music as a central pillar features famous pianist Hiromi Uehara, known worldwide for her talent playing jazz, who has composed the film's original soundtrack and also performs the pieces for Yukinori Sawabe's character. Also joining the production are Shun Ishikawa, drummer of the worldwide hit band Millennium Parade, and saxophonist Tomoaki Baba to perform the musical pieces for Shunji Tamada and Dai Miyamoto.
Blue Giant was released in Japan on February 17 and grossed over ¥1 billion (€7.5 million dollar) at the box office. It was recently screened at the prestigious Annecy 2023 International Animated Film Festival and has begun its international distribution, which includes its upcoming release in Spain.
Synopsis BLUE GIANT
Dai Miyamoto's life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. A former high school basketball player, Dai picks up a saxophone and begins practicing day and night, determined to become one of the greatest of all time. He leaves his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, but soon finds the life of a professional musician is not for the faint of heart. His passion eventually wins over the cocky but talented pianist Yukinori, and after Dai convinces his friend Shunji to learn the drums, they launch a new jazz trio whose rough sound contains a raw energy that quickly wins attention from local audiences. But what does it take to truly be great?
SelectaVisión: Founded in 1984, SelectaVisión is a distribution company that exploits audiovisual licenses through all their possible windows, means and support.
SelectaVisión catalogue includes anime and live action feature films, Tv series and Tv Movies.
Releasing the main Anime classics and the latest Japanese productions since 1997, SelectaVisión has built a long relationship of trust with major Japanese Producers and Distributors.
