On Happiness Road (2018)

Original title

幸福路上

Directed by

Sung Hsin-Yin

Genre

drama film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

G

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her childhood neighborhood in Taipei and reflects on her past, dreams, and the people who shaped her. The story alternates between her adult life and her memories of growing up on Happiness Road.

introspectivebittersweetnostalgicthoughtfulgentlereflectivecoming-of-ageslice-of-life

What happens

On Happiness Road is a 2017 Taiwanese animated film written and directed by Sung Hsin-yin, her directoral debut. The film is based on her own animated short of the same name which won start-up funding at the Golden Horse Awards in 2013. It was screened at the Busan International Film Festival on October 15, 2017, and saw a theatrical release in Taiwan on January 5, 2018. The film has won numerous awards, including Best Feature Film during the 2018 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Best Animation Feature at the 2018 Golden Horse Awards, as well as Grand Prize, Best Animation, and Audience Choice Award at the 2018 Taipei Film Festival, and was also submitted for nomination to the 2018 Academy Awards in the Animated Feature Film category. The theme song under the same title was sung by pop star Jolin Tsai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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