The Colors Within
Director Naoko Yamada's animated coming-of-age story THE COLORS WITHIN tells the story of Totsuko Higurashi (voiced by Sayu Suzukawa), a kind-hearted high school student at a Catholic boarding school in Japan. She quietly lives with synesthesia, a neurodivergent condition that allows her to perceive people as colors. Totsuko hides this gift from others, but when Kimi Sakunaga (Akari Takaishi), a classmate whom Totsuko senses as a vibrant shade of blue, leaves school to work at a bookstore, Totsuko finds a reason to visit her. During their visit, the two talk about music, and a young regular at the bookstore, Rui (Taisei Kido), suggests that the three of them form a band. The trio begins to practice together—Kimi on guitar, Totsuko on piano, and Rui on theremin—at a vacant church on the island where Rui lives. As they grow closer, each teen hides their own secrets, but they soon realize that in order to truly connect, they must be vulnerable and honest with one another.
Starring
Sayu Suzukawa, Akari Takaishi, Taisei Kido
Director
Naoko Yamada