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Happyend

Happyend

Drama · Science Fiction · 2024

In a near-future Japanese city bracing for a devastating earthquake, a group of teenage friends navigate personal struggles and fractured bonds amid rising tension.

Movie details

Happyend

“Something big is about to change.”

2024 Drama · Science Fiction 1h 53m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

In a near-future Japanese city bracing for a devastating earthquake, a group of teenage friends navigate personal struggles and fractured bonds amid rising tension.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Neo Sora

Written by

Neo Sora

Hayato Kurihara

Hayato Kurihara

Yūta

Yukito Hidaka

Yukito Hidaka

Yuta Hayashi

Yuta Hayashi

Ata-chan

Shina Peng

Shina Peng

Ming

ARAZI

ARAZI

Tomu

Kilala Inori

Kilala Inori

Fumi

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Nakajima

Okada

Court is in session

Put Happyend on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.