Happyend (2024)

Name: Happyend
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-05-22T11:28:07+02:00
Rating: 3.25

Drama | 113 minutes

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Genre: Drama

Duration: 113 minuten

Alternative title: Earthquake

Country: Japan / United States

Directed by: Neo Sora

Stars: Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka and Ayumu Nakajima

IMDb score: 6,8 (1.754)

Happyend plot

In the near future, a major earthquake threatens daily life in Tokyo, which is already being ravaged by foreshocks. A few rebellious best friends and musicians are about to drop out of high school. Driven by their fear, they play pranks. After the school principal experiences the consequences, a surveillance system is installed in the building. This puts the relationships between the teenagers to the test.

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Onderhond

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12835 votes

22 May 2025 at 11:28

Japan with a pinch of American nepotism.

Sora is the son of Ryuichi Sakamoto, and grew up partly in the US. That the film seems of higher quality than most films by first-timers is therefore not surprising, that there are somewhat different themes in the film is also no surprise. But Sora does manage to find a nice balance, which makes it feel more like an evolution of the Japanese drama.

Actors do well, visually it is neat and nice that the soundtrack contains some beats for once. The mix of genre and drama is also interesting, where the genre elements mainly provide the framework, while the drama clearly remains central. Fine, powerful film.

4.0* and an extensive review