Rainbow Days

Rainbow Days (2018)

虹色デイズ

Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends; Keiichi Katakura, a kinky sadist who always carries a whip; and Tsuyoshi Naoe, an otaku who has a cosplaying girlfriend.

Date of release
2018-07-06
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Ken Iizuka

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Rainbow Days

Rainbow Days is a 2018 Japanese coming-of-age drama and romance film based on the manga of the same name by Minami Mizuno. The film is directed by Ken Iizuka and was released in Japan on July 6, 2018, by Shochiku.

Production

A live-action film adaptation for Rainbow Days was announced in October 2017 and slated for a summer 2018 release, which was later confirmed to be July 6, 2018. It stars Generations from Exile Tribe member Reo Sano, Taishi Nakagawa, Mahiro Takasugi, and Ryusei Yokohama. In January 2018, additional cast members for the female characters were revealed. The film is directed by Ken Iizuka and written by Rika Nezu.

The theme song of Rainbow Days is "Wanderlust" by Dragon Ash. Kenji Furuya, the vocalist of the band, wrote the song specifically for the film. Insert songs for the film include "Niji" and "Baumkuchen" by Fujifabric, "17-sai no Uta" by Mao Abe, "Your Song" by Super Beaver, and "Gunjō" by Leola. Shōgo Kaida composed "Gunjō" while Ken Iizuka, the film's director, wrote the lyrics.

Filming took place from mid-October to November 2017. The staff borrowed a traditional house built 100 years ago to use as Tsuyoshi's room, filling it with anime and manga memorabilia including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.

Rainbow Days was released in 317 theaters across Japan on July 6, 2018. The film was also screened with English subtitles at the Japanese Film Festival 2018 in Australia.

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