• Saturday, May 18, 2024
• 1:00 PM  3:00 PM 
• The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room

Dir. Yuzuru Tachikawa
2023 I Japan I NR, age 10+
Runtime: 2 hours

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 wins over a cocky but talented pianist, and after Dai convinces his friend to learn the drums, they launch a new jazz trio whose rough sound contains a raw energy that wins over local audiences. But what does it take to truly be great?