Happyend

  • Neo Sora
  • Japan, USA, Singapore
  • 2024
  • 113'
  • Happyend

*In competition for the Young Jury PLUS Award

In near-future Tokyo, earthquakes are a daily occurrence and repressive security measures spread across the country as society becomes increasingly polarised. Teenagers Yuta and Kou are best friends, nearing the end of high school. One night, they pull an unsavoury prank on the principal, which leads to unexpected consequences, including the introduction of a rigorous surveillance system at the school. While You accepts the changes passively, almost without noticing, Kou gets increasingly frustrated with society and turns to student activism and new acquaintances. For the first time in their lives, the two friends will be forced to face their mutual differences, which they had ignored until then. This dystopian Japanese drama premiered in Venice and then screened in Toronto.

Neo Sora

Neo Sora is a filmmaker, artist, and translator who lives between New York and Tokyo. He wrote and directed the short films The Chicken (2020) and Sugar Glass Bottle (2022), and directed the feature-length concert film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023). Happyend (2024) is his debut fiction feature.

Happyend

Director
Neo Sora
Screenplay
Neo Sora
Cast
Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi, Shina Peng, ARAZI, Kilala Inori, Ayumu Nakajima, Masaru Yahagi, PUSHIM, Makiko Watanabe, Shiro Sano
DOP
Bill Kirstein
Editing
Albert Tholen
Producer
Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuchi, Eric Nyari, Alex C. Lo, Anthony Chen
Production
Zakkubalan, Cineric Creative, Cinema Inutile, Giraffe Pictures
Festivals & Awards
Venice Int'l Film Festival; Toronto Int'l Film Festival

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