Happy Times
7.3
“An hilarious look at life and the pursuit of happiness!”
Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents to a lavish wedding.
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Cast
10 people
Zhao Benshan
Lao Zhao
Known for
The Grandmaster
Getting Home
Dong Jie
Wu Ying
Known for
2046
Dragon Tiger Gate
Dong Li-Fan
Wu Ying's Stepmother
Known for
To Live
Lost in Beijing
Fu Biao
Little Fu
Known for
Shanghai Triad
A World Without Thieves
Li Xuejian
Li
Known for
The Wandering Earth II
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Qibin Leng
Wu Ying's Stepbrother
No other roles listed
Gong Jinghua
Aunty Liu
Also in
Year After Year
暗宅之谜
Niu Ben
Old Niu
Known for
To Live
Black Dog
Zhang Hongjie
Lao Zhang
Also in
The Lost 11th Floor
永远的战友
Sun Honglei
Customer at Happy Times
Known for
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Drug War
Zhang Yimou Director · Gai Zi Writer Mo Yan Author
Worldwide gross $240K · Budget $1.9M · First release December 31, 2000
Box office
Budget
$1,900,000
Worldwide gross
$240,093
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
广西电影制片厂
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
幸福时光
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · December 31, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
April 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 7, 2005 · Digital
Ireland
September 27, 2002 · Digital
Japan
November 2, 2002 · Digital
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