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A girl who sees the colors in people’s hearts joins a band with two other people. Naoko Yamada’s fifth feature film. I loved this film. There was a certain warmth to it – the warmth that Totsuko brought through her sincere appreciation, the warmth that remains in newfound friendships, the warmth of forgiveness and acceptance, the warmth of spending time with those you love, away from the turmoil of life, and the warmth of making art. I think of the prayer that Totsuko recited: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Life is hard, and perhaps it’s for the best that, like Totsuko’s free spirit who watches the colors, we too somehow find the serenity, courage, and wisdom within ourselves to get through it.
