Switzerland / Aug 14, 2015 / 0 / Locarno Film Festival
5h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startling revelation concerning one's marriage forces each of them to ask one of life's biggest questions: "Am I who I want to be?"
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shuhei Shibata | Ukai |
| Hiromi Demura | Hinako |
| Hajime Sakasho | Kazama |
| Tsugumi Kugai | Yoshie |
| Yasunobu Tanabe | Kurita |
| Ayaka Shibutani | Yuzuki |
| Yuichiro Ito | Kawano |
| Shoko Fukunaga | Mitsu |
| Tomo Kawamura | Daiki |
| Kilala Inori | Yuki |
| Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Yuzawa |
| Chinatsu Masuda | Yuzawa's Daughter |
| Masuda Manabu | Lawyer |
| Bun | Lawyer |
| Iku Ohtani | Judge |
| Atsushi Matsumura | Mr. Toyama |
| Goro Tani | Yuki's Grandfather |
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| Kiyoko Fujiwara | Yuki's Grandmother |
| Yoshiyuki Itakura | Yuki's Boyfriend |
| Ayumu Tonoi | Yoko |
| Reina Shiihashi | Kozue |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Happy Hour |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kobe Workshop Cinema Project LLP, Fictive, Neopa |
| Official site | hh.fictive.jp |
| Release date | 12 dicembre 2015 |
| Production | Tadashi Nohara, Hideyuki Okamoto, Satoshi Takata |
| Writer | Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Tadashi Nohara |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Kitagawa |
| Assistant directors | Toru Takano, Hidekazu Touchi, Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| Lighting | Keijirô Akiyama |
| Camera operators | Yoshio Kitagawa |
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| Additional photography | Yoshio Kitagawa |
| Music | Umitaro Abe, Izumi Matsuno |
| Sound | Izumi Matsuno, Umitaro Abe |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Oct 09, 2015 / BFI London Film Festival
United States / Nov 10, 2015 / San Diego Asian Film Festival
Japan / Dec 05, 2015 / Kobe
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Hong Kong / Jan 24, 2016 / Hong Kong Independent Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 30, 2016 / Göteborg International Film Festival
South Korea / Apr 29, 2016 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Germany / Jun 24, 2016 / Munich International Film Festival
New Zealand / Jul 18, 2016 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Australia / Jul 30, 2016 / Melbourne International Film Festival
Thailand / Oct 01, 2025 / Bangkok International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Japan / Dec 12, 2015
France / May 02, 2018 / parts 1 & 2
South Korea / Dec 09, 2021 / 15
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