Colorful (film)
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| Directed by | Keiichi Hara |
| Screenplay by | Miho Maruo |
| Starring | Kazato Tomizawa Aoi Miyazaki Akina Minami |
| Edited by | Toshihiko Kojima |
| Music by | Kō Ōtani |
Production companies | Ascension (animation) Sunrise (production) |
| Distributed by | Tōhō |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Colorful (カラフル) is a 2010 Japanese animated feature film directed by Keiichi Hara. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Eto Mori, produced by Sunrise and animated by the animation studio Ascension.[1]
Plot
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 Makoto Kobayashi, 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.
Cast
- Kazato Tomizawa as Makoto Kobayashi
- Jingi Irie as Saotome
- Akina Minami as Hiroka Kuwabara
- Aoi Miyazaki as Shoko Sano
- Akiyoshi Nakao as Mitsuru
- Kumiko Aso as Makoto´s Mother
- Katsumi Takahashi as Makoto´s Father
- Michael as Purapura
Reception
It won the award for Excellent Animation of the Year at the 34th Japan Academy Prize and is nominated for Animation of the Year.[2] It also won the Animation Film Award at the 65th Mainichi Film Awards.[3] Internationally, it received the Audience Award and Special Distinction prize at the 2011 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[4]
References
- ^ "ストーリー｜Colorful カラフル" (in Japanese). Sunrise. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "第 34 回日本アカデミー賞優秀賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "第65回毎日映画コンクール 受賞結果発表！" (in Japanese). japan-movie.net. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Winners revealed at last!". annecy.org. Annecy International Animated Film Festival. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
External links
- Official website Template:Ja icon
- Colorful at IMDb
- Colorful (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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