After directing a heartfelt ode to composer Ryuichi Sakamoto with the documentary Opus, Neo Sora makes his feature debut with a drama set in a futuristic Tokyo where the threat of an all-destroying earthquake looms large. Meanwhile, a high school strengthens its surveillance system following a juvenile prank gone wrong. Sandwiched between tumultuous national politics and oppressive schooling, Happyend promises to be an ambitious mediation on urban teenage angst.
Out Sep 19