Infused with the raw energy and pulsing with a techno soundtrack, Happyend is a hopeful, youthful vision of resistance and joy in the face of control.
Set in a dystopian near-future Tokyo, Neo Sora’s striking feature explores a group of teenagers rebelling against societal expectations.
The film offers a vivid coming-of-age portrait, following best friends Yuta and Kou as they confront a world where AI surveillance is tightening under the yoke of oppressive authoritarianism.
CONTENT NOTES: Discussions of racism and police brutality. Depictions of racial profiling, racism and police coercion.
ACCESS NOTES: A mix of visual storytelling and explanatory dialogue (in Japanese). Imagery is mainly bright but with frequent dull scenes throughout.
+ short film: A Different Home
