Happyend (2024)
- Original title
- HAPPYEND
- Directed by
- Neo Sora
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In near-future Tokyo, two high school best friends face their friendship changing as graduation nears. The story follows their bond tested by external pressures and internal doubts.
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What happens
Happyend (stylized in all caps) is a 2024 dystopian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Neo Sora. Set in a near-future Tokyo, it stars Kurihara Hayato and Hidaka Yukito as two high school best friends whose friendship is tested before graduation. Ayumu Nakajima, Makiko Watanabe, and ShirÅ Sano appear in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2024, in the Orizzonti section. It was released in Japan on October 4, 2024, by Bitters End, and was released in the United States on September 12, 2025, by Film Movement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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