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Flying Colors

2015 · 117 min

A gentle, encouraging underdog story that makes studying feel heroic, with warm humour and a satisfying emotional payoff.

Directed by
Nobuhiro Doi
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Ito, Shuhei Nomura
Tagline
Miracles can happen to you!
Overview
A high school girl, Sayaka Kudō was the bottom of the class. After a year, she improved her deviation value from 30 to 70, then passed Keio University that is considered one of the most difficult to enter in Japan.

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Directed by
Nobuhiro Doi
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Ito, Shuhei Nomura
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
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Languages
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