Color Me True Explained

Color Me True

Director:

Hideki Takeuchi

Producer:

Juichi Uehara

Native Name:

Kanji:	今夜、ロマンス劇場で
Revhep:	Konya, Romansu Gekijo de
L:	Tonight, at Romance Theater

Starring:

Haruka Ayase
Kentaro Sakaguchi

Music:

Norihito Sumitomo

Cinematography:

Hideo Yamamoto

Editing:

Hiroshi Matsuo

Distributor:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

, also known as Tonight, at the Movies, is a Japanese romantic-fantasy film starring Haruka Ayase and Kentaro Sakaguchi, with original screenplay by Keisuke Uyama and direction by Hideki Takeuchi. It premiered in Japan on 10 February 2018.^[1]

Synopsis

The film follows the story of a young filmmaker named Kenji (Sakaguchi) and a heroine from a black and white film called Princess Miyuki (Ayase).^[2] As an aspiring director, Kenji dreamed of meeting his favourite star of the bygone '60s retro film, Princess Miyuki. Kenji is attracted to Miyuki, who appears in monochrome while he resides in the colorful real world. Through a bizarre twist of fate, Miyuki jumps out of the silver screen and joins Kenji in a world filled with colour—and she's even ballsy off screen.^[3] ^[4]

Cast

Main

Haruka Ayase as Miyuki
Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kenji

Supporting

Tsubasa Honda as Toko Naruse
Kazuki Kitamura as Ryunosuke Shundo
Akiyoshi Nakao as Shintaro Yamanaka
Anna Ishibashi
Tokuma Nishioka
Akira Emoto as Tadashi Honda
Go Kato as old Kenji

Reception

Box office

The film was premiered in 298 screens and opened at #1 in the box office with 193,000 admissions.^[5] By its seventh week, it had earned ¥1 billion domestically.^[6]

Adaptations

In January 2022 the film was adapted by the Takarazuka revue for the stage. A moon troupe production, the play was led by current moon troupe stars Kanato Tsukishiro as Kenji, and Mitsuki Umino as Miyuki.

External links

- - Tonight, at the Movies on Eiga

Notes and References

Web site: TIFFCOM: Pony Canyon Unveils 2018 Fuji Slate. Variety. 2018-02-10. 2018-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211072205/https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/tiffcom-pony-canyon-fuji-tv-1202598353/. live.
- Web site: TONIGHT, AT THE MOVIES. Fuji TV. 2018-02-07. 2018-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719010050/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/m_17_07.html. live.
- Web site: Color Me True. Cinema HK. 2018-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506073620/https://www.cinema.com.hk/en/movie/details/10456. 2019-05-06. dead.
Web site: 坂口健太郎：綾瀬はるかと初共演監督志望の青年と、映画の中のお姫様のラブストーリー. Mantan. 2018-02-07. 2018-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152305/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20170508dog00m200038000c.html. live.
- Web site: 綾瀬はるか＆坂口健太郎が初共演！オリジナル恋愛映画「今夜、ロマンス劇場で」に主演. Eiga. 2018-02-07. 2017-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018063944/http://eiga.com/news/20170509/2/. live.
Web site: 'Tonight, at the Movies' ('Konya, Romansu Gekijo de'): Film Review. Tsui. Clarence. The Hollywood Reporter. May 1, 2018. live. October 1, 2020. October 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001080804/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tonight-at-movies-konya-romansu-gekijo-de-film-review-1105245.
Web site: Color Me True (今夜、ロマンス劇場で) - The Japanese Film Festival Australia. Japanese Film Festival. live. October 1, 2020. October 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001080807/https://japanesefilmfestival.net/film/color-me-true/.
Web site: Japan Box Office: 'Tonight' Takes Top Spot at Holiday Weekend. Variety. 2018-02-21. 2018-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217222112/http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/japan-box-office-tonight-takes-top-spot-1202696566/. live.
Web site: 綾瀬はるか×坂口健太郎『今夜、ロマンス劇場で』公開7週目で興収10億円突破. My Navi. 2018-03-29. 2018-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012711/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180327-607000/. live.