Colorful: The Motion Picture

Synopsis

After dying, "I" is cast out of the cycle of reincarnation because of the sin "I" committed. An angel announces that "I" has won a lottery, and the prize is a chance to recall that sin. The soul of "I" enters the body of Makoto, a 14-year-old boy who committed suicide, and "I" tries to retrace those lost memories. Oppressed by Makoto's terrible circumstances and by the guilt of borrowing his body, "I" slowly comes to a realization: people hurt each other because the world is so colorful that no one can tell their own true color from the colors of others. Based on the award-winning first-person narrative novel by Mori Eto, the movie won several awards in Japan.

Background

Based on the novel by Eto Mori, published in July 1998. Colorful won the award for Excellent Animation of the Year at the 34th Japan Academy Prize and was nominated for Animation of the Year. It was also awarded the Animation Film Award at the 65th Mainichi Film Awards.