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"I want to express Kimi's 'color'. Kimi's color is very beautiful. And exciting." GKids has revealed another official US trailer for the beloved Japanese anime film called The Colors Within, the latest creation from filmmaker Naoko Yamada. She is one of the few female Japanese anime filmmakers and her last two films were A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird. In this new film, a girl who can see colors in people's hearts joins a band with two other people. The synesthete Totsuko can see others as colors. Honor student Kimi has dropped out of school but still pretends to attend for her grandmother's sake. They reunite and form a small band with Rui, who dreams of composing on analog synthesizers but whose mother expects him to become a doctor. Together, they find freedom, joy, and love. This first premiered at the 2024 Annecy Film Festival to rave reviews...

Naoko Yamada’s original animated feature film Kimi No Iro (The Colors Within), currently screening in Japan, has been officially selected for the A Window on Asian Cinema section, which showcases films by talented directors from across Asia, at the 29th Busan International Film Festival (Biff).

The festival will be held from Oct 2 to 11, 2024 and this screening will mark the film’s South Korean premiere.

Both Yamada and voice actress Sayu Suzukawa, who plays the lead role of Totsuko Higurashi, are scheduled to attend the event and participate in a stage greeting.

Reflecting on the honor, Yamada expressed her excitement, stating that she felt incredibly honored that her movie was selected for a film festival whose scale was very vast.

“During the stage greeting, I hope to share with the audience some of the joyful moments we experienced while making the film, and to help them feel at ease as they watch this original work,...

"Try to write a song about how you feel." GKids has revealed the main official US trailer for an acclaimed Japanese anime film titled The Colors Within, the latest creation from filmmaker Naoko Yamada. She is one of the few female Japanese anime filmmakers and her last two films were A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird. In this new film, a girl who can see colors in people's hearts joins a band with two other people. The synesthete Totsuko can see others as colors. Honor student Kimi has dropped out of school but still pretends to attend for her grandmother's sake. They reunite and form a small band with Rui, who dreams of composing on analog synthesizers but whose mother expects him to become a doctor. Together, they find freedom, joy, and love. This first premiered at the 2024 Annecy Film Festival to rave reviews and it opens...

Get to Know the Cast of Naoko Yamada's The Colors Within Anime Film - Main Image

The staff of Science Saru’s coming-of-age anime film titled The Colors Within, also known as Kimi no Iro, has unveiled the cast for the film. Find out more about the voices behind this much-awaited anime movie.

What Is The Colors Within About?

The Colors Within revolves around Totsuko, a high school student who can perceive others' emotional colors.

She finds herself drawn to Kimi, a classmate who exudes the most beautiful color she has ever seen.

Despite Totsuko lacking musical talents, she joins forces with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music lover they encounter in a secluded bookstore.

Their journey unfolds as they rehearse in an ancient church on a distant island, where the magic of music forges bonds of friendship and kindles deeper emotions.

Amid this harmonious setting, the trio sets...

Critically acclaimed anime director Naoko Yamada, whose filmography includes the Sound! Euphonium series, Clannad, and K-On!, has us excited for her next work, which is set to come out this year. Kimi no Iro (Your Color) was initially set to be released in 2023, but the title has been delayed to 2024. Now, with the release of the film’s first trailer, we have also confirmed the premiere date for the movie, which is going to be August 30, 2024.

Kimi no Iro‘s fall 2023-to-summer 2024 delay upset some fans, but the movie is now on track to release in several months’ time, so fans can rejoice. The movie will follow high school student Totsuko, who has the ability to perceive the emotions of other people as colors. Because of this ability, she has to tread very lightly and tell white lies to other people to avoid darkening their colors, which is important to her.

A new trailer and key visual was revealed on March 18, 2024 for A Silent Voice director Naoko Yamada’s latest anime film, Kimi No Iro, which tells the story of a high school girl who can see people’s emotions as colors.

The movie, animated by Science Saru, will release in theatres in Japan on Aug 30, 2024. It was originally set to release in 2023, but then got delayed.

Check out the trailer and the key visual below.

Director Yamada, emphasizing the importance of the audience’s cinematic experience, elaborated on Kimi no Iro‘s core concept of “seeing people’s hearts through colors,” explaining, “It’s a very sensory concept, and to bring it to life as a visual experience, I consciously avoided verbalizing it. I wanted to express the protagonist Totsuko’s perception of the world through colors.”

Yamada mentioned the focus on effectively communicating the film’s worldview and core themes to the staff,...

Following a delay from its original Fall 2023 window, upcoming anime film Kimi no Iro ( Your Colors ) today announced a new premiere date of August 30, 2024 in Japan with the release of a special trailer and visual. A cast list stacked with newcomers was also revealed, including Sayu Suzukawa as Totsuko Higurashi, Akari Takaishi as Kimi Sakunaga, Taisei Kido as Louis Kagehira and Yui Aragaki as Sister Hiyoko, who are all introduced in the trailer below. 'Color' Visual Naoko Yamada helms the film as director and original creator at studio Science Saru, with a script by Reiko Yoshida ( Liz and the Blue Bird ), soundtrack by Kensuke Ushio ( The Heike Story ) and daisukerichard's original character designs adapted for animation by Takashi Kojima ( Ride Your Wave ), who also serves as animation director. Story inc., which has worked with Makoto Shinkai since Weathering With You , is planning and producing the film with Toho distributing the film in Japan.