Colorful

2010 2h 7m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 324

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Synopsis

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Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazato Tomizawa
Makoto Kobayashi (voice)
Akina Minami
Hiroka Kuwabara (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki
Shoko Sano (voice)
Jingi Irie
Saotome (voice)
Akiyoshi Nakao
Mitsuru Kobayashi (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Makoto's Mother (voice)
Katsumi Takahashi
Makoto's Father (voice)
Michael
Purapura (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keiichi Hara
Writers: Keiichi Hara, Miho Maruo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Kazato Tomizawa and Akina Minami and Aoi Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1677561 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Keiichi Hara directs. Kow Otani scores. Toshihiko Kojima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Original score by Kow Otani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kazato Tomizawa and Akina Minami and Aoi Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1677561 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Classified under 8 themes, including "suicide", "based on novel or book", "slice of life", "adult animation".