HAPPYEND
North American Premiere – Centrepiece – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
HAPPYEND Official TIFF Screening Schedule:
*P&I Screening - Sunday, September 8th at 3:05PM EST - Scotiabank 8
Premiere - Monday, September 9th at 7:00PM EST - TIFF Lightbox 4
Public Screening - Tuesday, September 10th at 11:45AM EST - Scotiabank 3
Public Screening - Friday, September 13th at 9:00AM EST - TIFF Lightbox 4
Best friends Yuta and Kou are on the brink of graduating from high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake casts a shadow over daily life. One night, they play a prank on their principal with unexpected consequences, leading to the installation of a surveillance system in the school. As the oppressive security measures take hold and the national political situation darkens, Kou grows increasingly frustrated with the world, while Yuta remains seemingly unaware. Kou finds an empathetic ear in a passionate student activist, and his political awareness begins to blossom. Believing that Yuta would never understand his newfound interests, Kou starts to distance himself from his friend. For the first time in their lifelong friendship, the two are compelled to confront differences that they had never expressed before.
2024 / Japan, USA / 113 minutes
Director: Neo Sora
Producers: Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuchi, Eric Nyari, Alex C. Lo, Anthony Chen
Cast: Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi, Shina Peng, ARAZI, Kilala Inori, PUSHIM, Ayumu Nakajima, Makiko Watanabe
Distributor: Metrograph Pictures
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