Intriguing First Teaser for ‘Happyend’ – Japanese Surveillance Drama
by Alex Billington
August 29, 2024
Supply: YouTube
“If we will die, let’s have enjoyable.” NYFF has revealed the primary look teaser for a Japanese movie arriving quickly known as Happyend, the primary function movie directed by filmmaker Neo Sora, finest recognized for his many Ryuichi Sakamoto docs. Happyend is premiering on the 2024 Venice Movie Pageant this weekend, earlier than it goes on to play at each TIFF and NYFF later this fall, with an October launch in Japan. Set in near-future Tokyo, the specter of a catastrophic earthquake looms. Two associates prank their principal earlier than commencement, main to highschool surveillance set up, which ultimately results in a rift between the excessive schooler boys. Happyend “amplifies the sociopolitical dynamics already current in Japan right this moment.” It is one other fascinating surveillance thriller, with commentary on up to date society, very similar to the opposite one Stranger Eyes additionally premiering in Venice. With Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi, Shina Peng, ARAZI, Kilala Inori, PUSHIM, and Makiko Watanabe. The story is about two associates coping with their new surveillance world that is taking up their total lives. One other movie should watch new movie on the fall festivals.
This is the primary look teaser trailer for Neo Sora’s movie Happyend, direct from NYFF’s YouTube:
“At its easiest degree, Happyend is concerning the pure drift between associates, but it surely additionally explores how bigger forces can unconsciously form our lives and relationships. Raised in an environment of hysteria, the youngsters on the coronary heart of Happyend every search methods to course of their collective apprehension for the longer term. It’s my hope that by peering into the speculative future seeing our unease mirrored there, we would higher come to phrases with the fears we really feel right this moment.” –Director Neo Sora
Through Venice: “Finest associates Yuta and Kou are getting ready to graduating from highschool in a near-future Tokyo the place the specter of a catastrophic earthquake casts a shadow over every day life. One evening, they play a prank on their principal with surprising penalties, resulting in the set up of a surveillance system within the college. Because the oppressive safety measures take maintain and the nationwide political state of affairs darkens, Kou grows more and more annoyed with the world, whereas Yuta stays seemingly unaware. Kou finds an empathetic ear in a passionate scholar activist, and his political consciousness begins to blossom. Believing that Yuta would by no means perceive his newfound pursuits, Kou begins to distance himself from his pal. For the primary time of their lifelong friendship, the 2 are compelled to confront variations that they’d by no means expressed earlier than.” Happyend is written and directed by Japanese-American artist / filmmaker Neo Sora, director of the docs Ainu Neno an Ainu and Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, plus different Sakamoto brief movies & music movies, making his first narrative function. It is produced by Zakkubalan (Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuchi), Cineric Artistic (Eric Nyari), Cinema Inutile (Alex C. Lo), Giraffe Footage (Anthony Chen). That is premiering on the 2024 Venice Movie Pageant within the Orizzonti part, and it’ll additionally play at TIFF and NYFF. Neo Sora’s Happyend will open in Japan beginning in October this fall. No different releases are set but.
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