Date: Thursday, May 29 – Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ONLINE: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, June 30, 2025

Non-Fiction Program

Competition 24

A Color I Named Blue

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • line

Online

Driven by the memory of a deep shade of indigo he cannot forget, Watanabe dedicates his life to the pursuit of creating Japan’s most perfect blue. One day, fate introduces him to Kato, who is colorblind. Kato too stands at a crossroads―How can he use his ability to see color like no one else can?

Director
Sybilla Patrizia
Time
0:16:25
Country
Japan
Genre
Non-Fiction
Year
2024
Cast
Kenta Watanabe, Shinya Kato

Awards Nominations

DC/DOX - International Premiere (June 2025)
Sheffield DocFest - European Premiere (June 2025)

Director

Sybilla Patrizia

Sybilla Patrizia is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and photographer based in Tokyo. ‘A Bloody Taboo’ about the stigma against menstruation in Japan, premiered at Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in 2021. In 2022, Sybilla filmed ‘The Dark Side of Manga’ (VICE) which won an Emmy in 2023.

  • instagram
  • instagram
  • instagram

Cast

Kenta Watanabe, Shinya Kato

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2025.6.8 [Sun] 19:30-21:20

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2025.06.12 [Thu] - 06.30 [Mon]

Recommended

Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

CyberAgent, Inc.

Milbon Co., Ltd.

Hoppy Beverage co.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

CRG Co.,Ltd.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Festival Partner

Little Universe OKINAWA produced by Aim Universe

Event Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

War and the Power To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival