Rainbow Song

"so close, yet so distanced."

2006 1h 57m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 28

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting at a record store, shooting a short film as part of their university film club, to saying their last goodbyes. Though in love with each other, neither had the courage to confess their feelings before it was too late.

“so close, yet so distanced.”

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Cast

Hayato Ichihara
Tomoya Kishida
Juri Ueno
Aoi Sato
Yu Aoi
Kana Sato
Shoko Aida
Chizuru Morikawa
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yasujiro Sato
Ami Suzuki
Sayumi Kubo
Wakana Sakai
Kyoko Asakura
Hiroyuki Onoue
Jiro Hattori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naoto Kumazawa
Writers: Shunji Iwai, Ami Sakurai, Ami Sakurai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "いわいしゅんじ Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Naoto Kumazawa, shot by Masayuki Fujii. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiroaki Yamashita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoto Kumazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hayato Ichihara and Juri Ueno and Yu Aoi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "so close, yet so distanced.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Naoto Kumazawa directs. Masayuki Fujii behind the camera. Hiroaki Yamashita scores. Naoto Kumazawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "いわいしゅんじ Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Naoto Kumazawa, shot by Masayuki Fujii. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hiroaki Yamashita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Naoto Kumazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hayato Ichihara and Juri Ueno and Yu Aoi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "so close, yet so distanced.".
9IMDB entry: tt0804513 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.