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In an interview with the film's director *, Kimi is described as having been crushed by the weight of everyone's hopes for her, especially those held by her grandmother. This, presumably, is what led to her decision to drop out of school, in order to defy them. *Note that this is the interviewer's interpretation, but clearly based on conversations they've been having with the film's maker about each of the characters. There are no real villains in The Colors Within — the characters struggle with others’ expectations rather than external foes. Totsuko strives to balance the dictatress of conventional religiosity against the very real understanding the visions of color bring her. Although he...
Full answer by Valorum: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/131418 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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