Happy Hour

2015 5h 17m JA

👍

7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 96

Drama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startling revelation concerning one's marriage forces each of them to ask one of life's biggest questions: "Am I who I want to be?"

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Sachie Tanaka
Akari
Hazuki Kikuchi
Sakurako
Maiko Mihara
Fumi
Rira Kawamura
Jun
Yoshio Shin
Yoshihiko
Hiroyuki Miura
Takuya
Yoshitaka Zahana
Kohei
Shuhei Shibata
Ukai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Writers: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tadashi Nohara, Tomoyuki Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

At 317 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

Released 11 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, shot by Yoshio Kitagawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Umitaro Abe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Sachie Tanaka and Hazuki Kikuchi and Maiko Mihara carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt4780662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryusuke Hamaguchi directs. Yoshio Kitagawa behind the camera. Umitaro Abe scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 317 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, shot by Yoshio Kitagawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Umitaro Abe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Sachie Tanaka and Hazuki Kikuchi and Maiko Mihara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4780662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 16 different titles around the world.