Happyend
Feature-length Film
Runtime 113 minutes
Year 2024
Set in near-future Tokyo, two best friends are about to graduate high school, while threats of an earthquake loom. One night, they pull a prank on their principal, leading to a surveillance system being installed. They respond in contrasting ways.
Director Neo Sora
Producers Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuchi, Eric Nyari, Anthony Chen, Alex C. Lo
Press
Friendship Isn’t Future-Proof in a Poignant Surveillance-State Allegory
— Jessica Kiang, Variety
Orwellian Japanese high-school drama is brilliantly mysterious
— Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
A Japanese teen sci-fi set in a dystopian, AI-driven future
— Nick Chen, Dazed