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Colorful (2013)
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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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.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Animation, Drama, Family
Written By:Miho Maruo
In Theaters:5/14/2013
Box Office:
Runtime:127 minutes
Studio:SUNRISE, Ascension
Cast
Keiichi Hara
Director
Kazato Tomizawa
Makoto Kobayashi (voice)
Akina Minami
Hiroka Kuwabara (voice)
Aoi Miyazaki
Shoko Sano (voice)
Jingi Irie
Saotome (voice)
Akiyoshi Nakao
Mitsuru Kobayashi (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Makoto's Mother (voice)
Katsumi Takahashi
Makoto's Father (voice)
Michael
Purapura (voice)
Manatsu Hayashi
Mao (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Mr. Sawada (voice)
Rokuro Naya
Principal (voice)
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