EXCLUSIVE: The trailer for Neo Sora‘s debut fiction characteristic Happyend has been unveiled, forward of its world premiere within the Venice Movie Pageant’s Orizzonti competitors.
Amplify, previously often called Magnolia Footage Worldwide, is dealing with world gross sales for the Japanese-language title, excluding Japan and Singapore. Japanese distributor Bitters Finish, which beforehand repped Parasite and Drive My Automobile, will launch the movie in Japan on October 4.
Happyend follows finest buddies Yuta and Kou, who’re about to graduate highschool in a near-future Tokyo the place the specter of a catastrophic earthquake pervades day by day life. One evening, they pull a prank on their principal, which ends up in a surveillance system being put in within the faculty. Between the oppressive safety system and a darkening nationwide political state of affairs, Kou feels more and more pissed off with the world whereas Yuta appears utterly unaware, testing the resilience of their friendship.
The trailer opens with an earthquake warning ringing by way of the streets, houses and colleges in Tokyo. Greatest buddies Yuta and Kou are seen spending time at college and after faculty collectively, earlier than issues take a darker flip amid a tense nationwide political state of affairs. “That tyrant is utilizing the emergency to try to run a dictatorship,” one schoolmate feedback.
The movie stars Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi and Shina Peng.
Raised in New York and Tokyo, Sora has directed the feature-length live performance movie Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus (2023), showcasing his legendary composer father’s swansong efficiency. Sora has written and directed quick movies The Rooster and Sugar Glass Bottle.
Happyend is produced by Albert Tholen and Masubuchi Aiko from Zakkubalan, Eric Nyari from Cineric Artistic, Alex C. Lo from Cinema Inutile and Anthony Chen from Giraffe Footage. Hayashi Kaoru, Douglas Choi, Robina Riccitiello and Ema Ryan Yamazaki are credited as government producers.
