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On Happiness Road (2017)

Hsing fu lu shang (original title)
G | | Animation, Adventure, Drama | 29 November 2019 (Japan)
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Chi earned her American dream after persevering with her studies in Taiwan. Following her grandmothers' death, Chi returns to her family on Happiness Road, where she begins to feel ... See full summary »

Director:

Hsin Yin Sung

Writer:

Hsin Yin Sung

Stars:

Lun-Mei Kwei, Te-Sheng Wei, Bor Jeng Chen | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Lun-Mei Kwei ... Lin Shu-Chi (voice)
Te-Sheng Wei ... Wen (voice)
Bor Jeng Chen ... Lin's father (voice)
Hui-Jen Liao ... Lin's mother (voice)
Bella Wu ... Girlhood Lin Shu-Chi (voice)
Giwas Gigo Giwas Gigo ... Granny (voice)
Chia-Hsiu Li Chia-Hsiu Li ... Chuang Betty (voice)
Penny Huang Penny Huang ... Girlhood Chuang Betty (voice)
Alan Hsu Alan Hsu ... Boyhood Hsu Sheng-En (voice)
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Storyline

Chi earned her American dream after persevering with her studies in Taiwan. Following her grandmothers' death, Chi returns to her family on Happiness Road, where she begins to feel nostalgic about her childhood and starts to contemplate the meaning of "life" and "home". What is happiness? Will Chi find her own happiness?

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | non linear | nonlinear timeline | flashback | taiwan | See All (63) »

Taglines:

Does our dream always come true as we expected?

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Certificate:

G | See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

Ablaze Image [Taiwan] | Official site [Japan]

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Min Nan | Mandarin | English

Release Date:

29 November 2019 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

幸福路のチー See more »
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$31,505
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Ifilm, Kaohsiung Film Fund, On Happiness Road Productions See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Puppet Master (2018) See more »

Soundtracks

On Happiness Road
Lyrics by Francis Lee
Music by Michelin
Performed by Jolin Tsai
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An emotional, playful, and sometimes heavy "documentary" about Taiwan
18 April 2019 | by huflanker – See all my reviews

This film is about life, about Taiwanese life. The songs the kids sing, the stuff relatives talk about when one comes home, or the political debates and turmoils that defined generations of Taiwanese people, are all part of that life. It does a phenomenal job depicting what everyone had to go through in order to achieve their dreams or watch themselves fail. If you wish to know what it feels like to be an ordinary person growing up in 70s Taiwan and beyond, watch this.

Source: am Taiwanese.
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