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Rainbow Song

2006 · 117 min

A quiet, bittersweet memory piece that unfolds gently, leaving a lingering ache of missed chances and unspoken love.

Directed by: Naoto Kumazawa
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Yu Aoi

Tagline: so close, yet so distanced.
Overview: Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting at a record store, shooting a short film as part of their university film club, to saying their last goodbyes. Though in love with each other, neither had the courage to confess their feelings before it was too late.

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Directed by: Naoto Kumazawa
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Yu Aoi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
memory
coming-of-age
friendship
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Naoto Kumazawa
Written by: Ami Sakurai, Miyuki Saito, Shunji Iwai
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Yu Aoi, Shoko Aida, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ami Suzuki, Wakana Sakai, Hiroyuki Onoue
Music: Hiroaki Yamashita
Cinematography: Masayuki Fujii, Shinichi Tsunoda
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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