‘The Colors Within’ Director Naoko Yamada On Using Sound And Color To Capture The “Atmosphere Of The Characters”

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For director Naoko Yamada, creating a project from scratch for The Colors Within presented a big challenge but also the realization of a lifelong dream. “I love music and I’ve always wanted to form a band,” says Yamada. “In this way, I was able to form a band and present it to the whole world and that makes me really happy.

My dream came true.” The Colors Within follows Totsuko (Sayu Suzukawa), a young girl with the ability to see the color of someone’s heart.

After being enthralled by the colors she sees in her new friends Kimi (Akari Takaishi) and Rui (Taisei Kido), the three decide to start a band.

Yamada’s choice of colors for the three main characters was based on the primary colors that make up light – Totsuko as red, Kimi as blue and Rui as green. DEADLINE: Where did the idea come from to have this connection between color and music? NAOKO YAMADA: The fact that Totsuko is able to feel the colors of other people is something that’s not tangible, and I think that was really a connection to how people sense music.