The Colors Within

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The Colors Within

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In Theaters Fri Jan 24

1h 50m

Drama

Anime

Music

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Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'?

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Naoko Yamada

Director

Sayu Suzukawa

Totsuko Higurashi

Akari Takaishi

Kimi Sakunaga

Taisei Kido

Rui Kagehira

Yui Aragaki

Sister Hiyoko

Yasuko

Saku Momochi

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Leigh Monson

AV Club

The Colors Within may be uneven in how it explores its characters’ individually, but the poignancy it achieves with them collectively is astounding. In the face of such a wave of emotion, it’s hard not to sit back and soak in the colors.

Rated: B

Jan 20, 2025

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Steven Nguyen Scaife

Slant Magazine

The film is able to suggest great depths by withholding so much, by having characters express what they feel only in abstract terms during a fraught, transitional period of their lives.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 20, 2025

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

It’s an intimate film with a roomy embrace.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 4, 2024

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Jared Mobarak

Jaredmobarak.com

Totsu, Kimi, and Rui are able to reconcile the two halves of themselves together and see a way forward via compromise for both. Maybe bending the rules will actually get them closer to God than if they blindly followed each to the letter.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 22, 2025

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Mariló Delgado

Espinof

The Colors Within is a beautiful coming-of-age song that exudes love for music and its creation. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Loud and Clear Reviews

Naoko Yamada’s The Colors Within is a sweet and low-stakes story about religion, friendship and the undeniable power of music.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 20, 2025

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Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'?

Director: Naoko Yamada
Producer: Yoshihiro Furusawa, Genki Kawamura, Eunyoung Choi, Wakana Okamura, Kohei Sakita
Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Story Inc., Science Saru
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama, Anime, Music
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)