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Release Year1986
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
Genres—
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DirectorKatsuyuki Hirano
WritersKatsuyuki Hirano
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsHappiness Avenue
About Happiness Avenue
When Otomo Katsuhiro saw his manga Good Weather credited as the “original novel” he burst out laughing. There’s not an iota of his book anywhere in the film. Made in the same year as Sono Sion’s A Man’s Flower Road, Hirano Katsuyuki’s Happiness Avenue (where Sono plays a role) is madder and more abandoned, in both filmmaking and content. Lovelorn Masahiro goes on an odyssey to find fulfilment of his heart’s desire, and the sea he traverses are Tokyo’s open sewages.
Directed by Katsuyuki Hirano, Happiness Avenue leans on a strong ensemble — Masahiro Sugiyama, Sion Sono, Yoko Harada — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1986.
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