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Colorful 
Directed by Keiichi Hara Screenplay by Miho Maruo Based on Colorful by
Eto MoriStarring Kazato Tomizawa
Aoi Miyazaki
Akina MinamiMusic by Kō Ōtani Editing by Toshihiko Kojima Studio Sunrise Distributed by Tōhō Release date(s) 21 August 2010 Running time 127 minutes Country 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]
Contents
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
- ^ Official website
- ^ "第 34 回日本アカデミー賞優秀賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/34.html. 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. http://www.japan-movie.net/news/winners65.html. Retrieved 2011-1-21.
- ^ "Winners revealed at last!". annecy.org. Annecy International Animated Film Festival. 2011-06-11. http://www.annecy.org/resources/download.php?id=4627. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Colorful at the Internet Movie Database
Mainichi Film Award – Animation Film Award Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) · Hashire! Shiroi Ōkami (1990) · Roujin Z (1991) · Porco Rosso (1992) · Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) · Pom Poko (1994) · Junkers Come Here (1995) · Black Jack (1996) · Princess Mononoke (1997) · Doraemon: Nobita's South Sea Adventure (1998) · Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) · Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections (2000) · Spirited Away (2001) · Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Appare! Sengoku Dai Kassen (2002) · Tokyo Godfathers (2003) · The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) · Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) · The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) · Summer Days with Coo (2007) · The Sky Crawlers (2008) · Summer Wars (2009) · Colorful (2010)
Categories:- 2010 films
- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- Animated features released by Toho
- Anime films
- Anime of 2010
- Films directed by Keiichi Hara
- Japanese film stubs
- 2010s film stubs
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