In this serenely beautiful anime with a charming soundtrack, a trio of sensitive, misfit teenagers all have a secret. Totsuko can see others as a colours, Kimi hides she has dropped out of school and Rui does not want to be a doctor. They form a band, and together write the songs and music, which begins to set them free to be themselves.
The Colors Within
Australian Premiere.
Director
Runtime
101 Minutes
Country
Japan
Classification
All Ages
From the director of A Silent Voice, a serenely beautiful coming of age anime bursting with colour and song. A trio of misfits find each other.
From the director of the acclaimed A Silent Voice, a new coming-of-age ‘lofi girl’ anime bursting with colour and music. A trio of sensitive misfits find the friendship and support they need when they form a band.
Pure-hearted Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see others as colours. Fellow student Kimi has dropped out of school but still pretends to attend for her grandmother’s sake, while actually working at a bookshop during the day. Totsuko thinks Kimi gives off the most beautiful colour of all.
City-based they form a band with Rui, living on an island, who dreams of being a musician but is scared to break with the family tradition of being the island’ s family doctor. Catching a ferry on the weekends, the girls join Rui in secret in the island’s old church to write songs and make music. The three form a stirring, affectionate friendships and through music they overcome the pressure of their teenage years. They find the courage to ask their parents and guardians to be allowed to have their own dreams.
Composer Kensuke Ushio blends a low-fi soundtrack with beautiful animation from Takashi Kojima to create a tranquil, serene anime.
"The Colours Within is a strikingly lovely piece of 2D animation. It's as sweet as its candy-store colour palette, but there's emotional nourishment in the film’s delicate handling of teen angst and loneliness."
Screen Daily
Film Credits
Director
Naoko Yamada
Year
2024
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
English
Type
Animation, Feature & Fiction
Program Strand
Animation & World Cinema
Producer
Yoshihiro Furusawa, Eunyoung Choi, Genki Kawamura & Kôhei Sakita
Writer
Reiko Yoshida
Editor
Kiyoshi Hirose
Cast
Sayu Suzukawa, Akari Takaishi & Taisei Kido
Music
Kensuke Ushio
Film Source
Kismet Movies
Genre
Animation, Asia & Coming of Age
Purchase Tickets
Thursday 24 Oct 2024
07:30 pm
The Colors Within
Palace Nova Eastend:
Palace Nova Eastend Cinema 8
Saturday 2 Nov 2024
03:00 pm
The Colors Within
The Piccadilly:
The Piccadilly: Cinema 3