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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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Animated cinema with a serious conversation — about loss, choice, growing up. Animation here isn't simplification, it's a way to speak of difficult things more gently.
Not the studio's best work, but still above genre average. Characters are memorable, the world is developed. Several genuinely strong scenes.
Works for both children and adults — but adults will take more from it. Family viewing is the ideal format.
Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa
— MovieFinder Editorial
Best Watched
Best Watched: Sunday morning with family. Or late at night when you want something kind.
Yuki Yamada
Dai Miyamoto (voice)
Shotaro Mamiya
Yukinori Sawabe (voice)
Amane Okayama
Shunji Tamada (voice)
Yusuke Kondoh
Masayuki Miyamoto (voice)
Mirei Suda
Ayaka Miyamoto (voice)
Kenji Nomura
Yui (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
Tyra (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
Kawakita (voice)
Masayuki Kato
Isogai (voice)
Sayaka Kinoshita
Akiko (voice)
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