Tickets on Sale Now for Acclaimed Director Naoko Yamada, Science SARU’s Upcoming Feature THE COLORS WITHIN

(Info from press release)

THE COLORS WITHIN Opens in Theaters Nationwide January 24 With Limited IMAX® Early Access Screenings January 23

Director Naoko Yamada Kicks Off Theatrical Run with Select Q&A Screenings in New York City on January 22 & 23

Tickets are on sale now for THE COLORS WITHIN – the latest film from acclaimed director Naoko Yamada and Science SARU. After finishing a preview run in Los Angeles in December, the film comes to theaters nationwide on January 24, with limited one-night only IMAX early access screenings in 50 US locations taking place on January 23rd. The film will run in its original Japanese language, and an all new English language version featuring the voices of Libby Rue (Alice’s Wonderland Bakery) as Totsuko, Kylie McNeill (Belle) as Kimi, and Eddy Lee (KPOP the Musical) as Rui. For fans in New York, Director Yamada will greet fans at select Q&A screenings at the Regal Union Square on January 22 & 23. Tickets are on sale now at gkids.com/TheColorsWithin

THE COLORS WITHIN held its sold-out world premiere as an official selection at the Annecy International Film Festival, and went on to win the Best Animation Film Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The film additionally was an official selection at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, and held its North American premiere as the opening night feature and Audience Award winner of this year’s Animation is Film Festival.

THE COLORS WITHIN is directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, The Heike Story), with production from studio Science SARU (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Inu-Oh, The Heike Story). Producer Genki Kawamura’s Story inc. (Your Name., Weathering With You, Suzume), is additionally attached to the film for planning and producing. Screenwriter Reiko Yoshida (Ride Your Wave, Violet Evergarden) penned the script, and longtime Science SARU composer Kensuke Ushio (DEVILMAN crybaby, Chainsaw Man, A Silent Voice) composed the score. Additionally, frequent Science SARU collaborator Takashi Kojima, who most recently worked with director Yamada on the series The Heike Story, joined the production as character designer and animation director.

Director Yamada worked as a key animator on many seminal television series, such as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, and Clannad. She went on to direct the beloved show K-On! and its sequel, as well as the critically acclaimed animated features A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird. In 2021, Yamada directed the series The Heike Story, her first work at studio Science SARU, which also debuted to wide acclaim.

SYNOPSIS:
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'?

About GKIDS
GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world. After an astounding 13 Best Animated Feature nominations, the company took home the Oscar in 2024 for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed feature, The Boy and the Heron. The company’s previous nominations include The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini in 2017, The Breadwinner in 2018, Mirai in 2019, Wolfwalkers in 2021, and The Boy and the Heron in 2024. For more than a decade, GKIDS’ influence on cinema has redefined the perception of animation as an artistic medium on par with live-action film through its stewardship of the Studio Ghibli catalog and by introducing American audiences to the critically-acclaimed films of other master filmmakers from around the world such as Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Belle), Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Wolfwalkers), Benjamin Renner (Ernest & Celestine), Makoto Shinkai (Weathering With You), Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner), Alberto Vázquez (Unicorn Wars) and Masaaki Yuasa (Inu-Oh, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl), among countless others. Also, GKIDS is the founder and host of ANIMATION IS FILM, the annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions. gkids.com  @GKIDSfilms

About Science SARU
Science SARU is an award-winning animation production companywith diverse and talented staff. Science SARU’s feature film Lu Over The Wall received the Crystal award for Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2017. Other representative works include the animated series DEVILMAN crybaby (2017), Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020) and Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022). Their recent film Inu-oh (2022) was nominated for the Best Motion Picture – Animated award at the Golden Globes. Yamada’s most recent collaboration with Science SARU is the TV series The Heike Story (2022), in which she succeeded in combining traditional Japanese aesthetics with cutting-edge visual direction.  sciencesaru.com/en

About Story Inc.
STORY inc. is a film production company founded by Yoshihiro Furusawa and Genki Kawamura, the producers of the animated feature Your Name. (2016). STORY inc. develops and produces films with compelling story in association with Makoto Shinkai and CoMix Wave Films Inc., respectively the director and the production company of Your Name. (2016)., and other talented creators/productions. In addition to Suzume (2022), STORY inc. has recently produced the Netflix series drama called The MAKANAI (2023) with director Hirokazu Kore-eda.story-inc.co.jp/