Encore Films Philippines recently revealed that anime movie The Colors Within will begin screening on October 23 GMT+8.
The Naoko Yamada film was originally slated for fall 2023 but premiered in Japan on August 30 JST this year, after being featured at Annecy 2024 as part of its feature film selection. It will come to North America on January 24, 2025.
Here’s the plot of the teen film (via North American distributor GKIDS):
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’?
Staff
• Director: Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, and The Heike Story)
• Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, and The Heike Story)
• Character designer: Takashi Kojima (The Heike Story, Ride Your Wave, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
• Original character designer: daisukerichard
• Music composer: Kensuke Ushio (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, and The Heike Story)
• Animation production: Science SARU
Cast
• Sayu Suzukawa as Totsuko
• Akari Takaishi as Kimi
• Taisei Kido as Lui
• Yuri Aragaki as Sister Hiyoshiko
Source: Encore Films Philippines Facebook page
