Colorful

Colorful

2010 · 127 min · JA · PG-13 · 7.3 (251 votes)
Dir. Keiichi Hara · Starring Kazato Tomizawa, Akina Minami, Aoi Miyazaki, Jingi Irie, Akiyoshi Nakao, Kumiko Aso · Music Kow Otani
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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.

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A deeply introspective journey exploring the weight of past mistakes and the fragile beauty of a second chance. It's a quiet, contemplative anime that asks big questions about life, death, and what truly matters.

melancholicreflectivehopefulsomberslow-burnslice of lifeanimecoming-of-ageadult animationrebirthsecond chancesidentitygrief
suicidebased on novel or bookslice of lifeadult animationschool liferebirthanimefirst person view
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