Return of Happiness (2000)
"Suzuran - Shoujo Moe no monogatari" (original title)

Director:

Rintaro Mayuzumi

Writer:

Yûki Shimizu (screenplay)

Stars:

Isao Hashizume, Rumi Hiiragi, Hisako Manda

Cast

Credited cast:
Isao Hashizume	...	Jiro Tokiwa
Rumi Hiiragi	...	Moe Tokiwa
Hisako Manda
Saburô Ishikura
Takehiko Ono
Manami Fuji
Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Junko Mihara
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi	...	Hideji Katsumata
Hitomi Kuroki	...	Fuki Kawamoto (Moe's Mother)
Itto Yamada	...	Takejiro
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Umenosuke Nakamura
Yukinari Yanagino

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

hokkaido | train station | based on tv series

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 June 2000 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Return of Happiness

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga, NHK Enterprises, Eisei Gekijo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Suzuran (1999)

User Reviews

Pretty but uninvolving Japanese weepy.

The Eastmancolor scenics - steam train chugging through snow scapes, herring fishing, red paper festival sculptures lit from within - are attractive but this period weepy remains uninvolving.

In 1924 a girl is twice abandoned by her natural mother and raised by the stationmaster in a picturesque village community surrounded by comic locals. Add in a few romantic lead types with sinister pasts and some local customs and that's it.