Colorful

Colorful

127 mins | Drama, Animation, Family | Aug. 21, 2010

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 Kobayashi Makoto, 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.

Colorful

127 mins | Drama, Animation, Family | Aug. 21, 2010

Colorful
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 Kobayashi Makoto, 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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers SUNRISE, Ascension
Original title カラフル
Directors Minoru Yamaoka, Keiichi Hara
Writers Eto Mori, Miho Maruo, Keiichi Hara

Cast

Kazato Tomizawa

as Makoto Kobayashi (voice)

Akina Minami

as Hiroka Kuwabara (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki

as Shoko Sano (voice)

Jingi Irie

as Saotome (voice)

Akiyoshi Nakao

as Mitsuru Kobayashi (voice)

Kumiko Aso

as Makoto's Mother (voice)

Katsumi Takahashi

as Makoto's Father (voice)

Michael

as Purapura (voice)

Manatsu Hayashi

as Mao (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

as Mr. Sawada (voice)

Rokuro Naya

as Principal (voice)

Akiko Yajima

as Child at Candy Store (voice)

Mari Mashiba

as Child at Candy Store (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

as Doctor (voice)

Chieko Atarashi

as Nurse (voice)

Shigeru Shibuya

as Worker at Gomensoro (voice)

Miyu Tsuzurahara

as Classmate (voice)