Tale
A girl who sees 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 comes from 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 creative 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 best when, like Totsuko’s free spirit of seeing colors, we too somehow find the peace, courage, and wisdom within ourselves to get through it.