
Flying Colors
Miracles can happen to you!
Directed by Nobuhiro Doi
Produced by TOHO
An uplifting true-story drama about a struggling high school girl's transformative academic journey, built on warmth, determination, and the belief that personal change is possible.
A high school girl, Sayaka Kudō was the bottom of the class. After a year, she improved her deviation value from 30 to 70, then passed Keio University that is considered one of the most difficult to enter in Japan.
Questions people ask
Does Flying Colors end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is Flying Colors violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Flying Colors easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Flying Colors scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Flying Colors sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Flying Colors
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Flying Colors
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Flying Colors, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Flying Colors, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Flying Colors, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































