Happyend

Neo Sora

Grand Jury Fiction

In a future Tokyo, where the threat of a major earthquake is ever-present, two mischievous best friends are about to graduate from high school. One night, they pull a prank on the principal, but it has serious consequences: the school installs a surveillance system to monitor everyone.

Best friends Yuta and Kou are about to graduate from high school. One night, they prank their principal, setting off a chain of events that results in a surveillance system being installed at their school. As security measures tighten and the national political climate worsens, Kou becomes increasingly frustrated with the world, while Yuta seems oblivious to the growing tensions.

Kou finds a kindred spirit in a passionate student activist, and his political awareness begins to grow. Believing Yuta won’t understand his evolving views, Kou starts distancing himself from his friend. For the first time in their long friendship, the two are forced to confront the differences they had never before acknowledged. 

Nominated for the Grand Jury Fiction award
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Talks

Link Up: Jonas Kooyman

Tue 25 March
19:30
Filmhuis Den Haag
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Credits

Director
Neo Sora
Producer
Albert Tholen
Year
2024
Country of production
Japan, United States, Singapore
Type
Fiction
Duration
113 minutes
Spoken language
Japanese
Subtitles
EN
Production company
Cineric Creative
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