How a Teens Girl went from absurdity to an Elite University in one amazing year? A miracle that could happen to anyone, anywhere!　A true story full of laughter and tears that moved readers all over Japan!

From Japanese True Story & Bestseller

The incredible true story and bestseller from Japan adapted to the film, “Flying Colors”. The director bringing this miraculous true tale to the screen is Nobuhiro DOI, who has helmed numerous critical and commercial successes such as “Be With You”, “Tears for You”, “Hanamizuki: May Your Love Bloom a Hundred Years”. Its screenplay is by Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, who recently penned the phenomenally popular comedy “Thermae Romae II”.　These two hitmakers have joined forces to form a formidable duo.

Miracles Can Happen to You

How did a teenage girl, who never studied at all in junior high or high school and had the lowest grades in her year, achieve the miracle of raising her standard score by 40 points in one year and passing the entrance exam to prestigious Keio University?

“Flying Colors: How a Teen Girl Went from Academic Absurdity to an Elite University in One Amazing Year” depicts this moving true story with a witty comedic touch, while also touching upon ways of enabling children to harness their abilities to the fullest. The book on which it is based, with its eye-catching cover featuring a uniform-wearing high school girl with dyed blonde hair, has received massive coverage in newspapers and television shows, and over 6 million copies have been printed to date! Not only can it be enjoyed as a chronicle of Sayaka's university entrance exam study struggles and her supportive family, but it also serves as a useful guide to educating children, and even training junior staff members at companies.

Synopsis

Dyed-blonde student failure Sayaka mistakes a historical figure for a schoolyard insult, doesn't know north from south, or even that the earth is round. In her second year of high school, her academic ability is equivalent to that of a fourth-year elementary student. Then a meeting with a certain teacher, Tsubota leads to her taking on the seemingly impossible goal of gaining entrance to prestigious Keio University.

Although she once dabbled in delinquency, Sayaka begins to concentrate single-mindedly on her studies, which changes the people around her, including her family. All she needed was a teacher who she could trust wholeheartedly, and his unique approach to education. Sayaka and her mentor take on a challenge that seems utterly impossible, supported by her friends and family.

Flying Colors

Director: Nobuhiro DOI

Cast: Kasumi ARIMURA, Atsushi ITO, Shuhei NOMURA, Tetsushi TANAKA, Airi MATSUI

Genre: Drama

Duration: 116 mins

Category: IIA

Trailer: https://youtu.be/me2yzbx1z0c