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Happy Hour (2015)

Happî awâ (original title)
| Drama, Romance | 12 December 2015 (Japan)
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A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.

Director:

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Writers:

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Tadashi Nohara | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Sachie Tanaka Sachie Tanaka ... Akari
Hazuki Kikuchi Hazuki Kikuchi ... Sakurako
Maiko Mihara Maiko Mihara ... Fumi
Rira Kawamura Rira Kawamura ... Jun
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiromi Demura Hiromi Demura ... Hinako
Shoko Fukunaga Shoko Fukunaga ... Mitsu
Yuichiro Ito Yuichiro Ito ... Kawano
Tsugumi Kugai Tsugumi Kugai ... Yoshie
Hiroyuki Miura Hiroyuki Miura ... Takuya
Hajime Sakasho Hajime Sakasho ... Kazama
Shuhei Shibata Shuhei Shibata ... Ukai
Ayaka Shibutani Ayaka Shibutani ... Yuzuki
Reina Shiihashi Reina Shiihashi ... Kozue
Yoshio Shin Yoshio Shin ... Yoshihiko
Yasunobu Tanabe Yasunobu Tanabe ... Kurita
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Four women. All in their 30s. Three married, one divorcee. They are able to tell each other anything. Or at least they thought. One day, after losing in divorce court, one of them gives up on a future with their partner and disappears. The three remaining women take a second look at their lives. The long night is full of questions. 'Are you really the you you wanted to be?'

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In France, the film was released theatrically in three parts over three weeks, respectively dubbed "1&2", "3&4" and "5". The film was thus advertised as "The First Cinema TV Series". See more »

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No Sex, no love and misandry
15 July 2020 | by tenhgpm – See all my reviews

WOW and expose of how hateful misandrists are. Yet they should be treated with shame. Every one wants love. And it is fraught with all sorts of expectations, but this is brutal and hateful. This movie doesn't provide any clarity on what can be done to make women loving again, not marriage, not friendship and not kinship. But it sure asks us to look at them and acknowledge them.
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Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 December 2015 (Japan) See more »

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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$461,620
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Fictive, Kobe Workshop Cinema Project, Neopa Co. See more »
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