Colorful vs When Marnie Was There
When Marnie Was There has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Colorful). When Marnie Was There is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 7m. Colorful is the older of the two (2010 against 2014). Both are animation, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Colorful
When Marnie Was There| Colorful | When Marnie Was There | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Family | Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery |
| Country | Japan | Japan |
| Director | Keiichi Hara | Hiromasa Yonebayashi |
| Main cast | Akiyoshi Nakao, Hideyuki Tanaka, Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara, Kumiko Aso | Toshie Negishi, Susumu Terajima, Ken Yasuda, Yo Oizumi, Sara Takatsuki |
Synopsis
Colorful
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser…
When Marnie Was There
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
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