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Naoko Yamada, Science Saru's The Colors Within Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song by Mr.Children
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The official website for Mr. Children:
The film stars:
- Sayu Suzukawa as Totsuko Higurashi, a girl who can see other people's color, but not her own
- Akari Takaishi as Kimi Sakunaga, a girl who cannot tell her family that she dropped out of school
- Taisei Kido as Rui Kagehira, a boy who secretly pursues a music career, but his mother expects him to be a doctor
- Yasuko as Saku Momochi, Totsuko's roommate who is generous and strong-willed
- Aoi Yūki as Shiho Nanakubo, Totsuko's roommate who likes odd things
- Minako Kotobuki as Sumika Yatsushika, Totsuko's roommate who cares deeply about her friends
- Keiko Toda as Kimi's grandmother who does not realize that Kimi has dropped out of school despite living with her
This role marks comedian Yasuko's first foray into voice acting.
The three main cast Suzukawa, Takaishi, and Kido got the roles after auditioning, competing with over 1,600 other participants.
The anime will CHARADES will manage sales for the rest of Europe, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Yamada is directing the film at Science SARU. Takashi Kojima is deg the characters and also directing the animation.
The story centers on a Totsuko, a high school girl who can see the "colors" of the emotions in people's hearts. She attends a mission school in Nagasaki. In order to keep her friends and family from feeling dark feelings, she worries, reads situations, and even lies to smooth things over. At an antique bookshop in the corner of town, she meets a beautiful woman with an incredibly beautiful color and a music-loving boy trying to put together a band. The story follows these three sensitive people who gather together to play in a band.
The film will have its premiere at this year's Annecy International Film Festival in June.
Sources: The Colors Within anime film's website, Comic Natalie
