Happiness

The taciturn loner Kanzaki has developed a mysterious accupressure helmet that makes it possible to relive the most beautiful memories. The residents of a small Japanese town are thrilled with the invention, and the mayor hopes it will have a revitalizing effect on his lethargic community. But behind Kanzaki's helpful facade lies a dark secret. What was initially a light-hearted mix of genres becomes a "complex meditation on the nature of happiness and unhappiness, revenge and forgiveness." (Filmstarts) "Sabu is still reinventing himself. That's quite a feat after being more than 25 years in the business. HAPPINESS is a film that deserves to be celebrated. It's a unique film that thrives on mood, appears polished all the way through, and offers familiar themes in a novel and often surprising genre package." (Onderhond)

Keywords

  • Japanese Movies
  • Rapid Eye Movies
  • Rapid Eye Movies Asia
  • Mental Health
  • mystery
  • psychology
  • revenge

Actors

  • Masatoshi Nagase
  • Erika Okuda
  • Hiroki Suzuki
  • Arisa Nakajima
  • Tetsuya Chiba

Director

  • SABU

Drama, Thriller


1h 31min


16 FSK

JA


DE

Japan
2017
Japanese arthouse gem from cult director Sabu, where good luck and bad luck are side by side. With Masatoshi Nagase (Paterson).

Japanese arthouse gem from cult director Sabu, where good luck and bad luck are side by side. With Masatoshi Nagase (Paterson).


The taciturn loner Kanzaki has developed a mysterious accupressure helmet that makes it possible to relive the most beautiful memories.


The residents of a small Japanese town are thrilled with the invention, and the mayor hopes it will have a revitalizing effect on his lethargic community. But behind Kanzaki's helpful facade lies a dark secret.


What was initially a light-hearted mix of genres becomes a "complex meditation on the nature of happiness and unhappiness, revenge and forgiveness." (Filmstarts)


"Sabu is still reinventing himself. That's quite a feat after being more than 25 years in the business. HAPPINESS is a film that deserves to be celebrated. It's a unique film that thrives on mood, appears polished all the way through, and offers familiar themes in a novel and often surprising genre package." (Onderhond)

Cast & Crew